Wu qing yuan
極みの棋譜
China / Japan,
2006, 104 min
Directed by:
Zhuangzhuang TianCinematography:
Yu WangCast:
Chen Chang, Sylvia Chang, Crystal Huang Yi, Ayumi Itō, 野村宏伸, 大森南朋, Kaho Minami, Takashi Nishina, Ryûki KitaokaPlots(1)
The Go Master tells the life of a notable man born in China but living in Japan for most of his life. This story shows the troubled relations between Japan and China in the 20th century, with the Japanese colonization of Manchuria and invasion of China in the thirties, the Pacific War in the forties, and the Cold War in the fifties, and presents the complex interior life of the main character, the best Go player –similar to chess- that has ever existed. (Monterrey International Film Festival)
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