The Chessboard
The Chessboard
1976, Cantonese. Directed by Terry Tong Gei-Ming.
Experimental short made by Terry Tong in 1976. Taking the form of chess animation, the film is accompanied by a Chinese musical score of the same title. It expresses the confrontation and antagonism between two armies.
- Runtime
- 0h 7m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Cantonese
- Rated
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- Released
- 1 January 1976
- Original title
- Shimian maifu
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Written by
- Terry Tong Gei-Ming
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The Chessboard runs 7 minutes (0h 7m).
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Which OTT platform is The Chessboard on?
The Chessboard isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1976. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Chessboard?
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Who directed The Chessboard?
The Chessboard (1976) was directed by Terry Tong Gei-Ming.