The Go-Masters Movie Review 1982

Historic co-production between Japan and China, centering on the ancient strategy board game "Go." A young competitor becomes obsessed with winning at any price. Episodic tale of the relationships between a Japanese and Chinese family spans 30 years and was critically acclaimed in both China and Japan. In Japanese and Chinese with English subtitles.

Distribution

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Available on VHS
Running time 134 minutes.
Originally from Japanese, Chinese.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Family Ties

Cast

Huang Zong-Ying, Du Peng, Yu Shao-Kang, Lui Xin, Yoshiko Mita, Keiko Matsuzaka, Mayumi Ogawa, Rentaro Mikuni, Sun Dao-Lin, Shen Guan-Chu, Misako Honno

Director

Junya Sato, Duan Jishun

Producer

Daiei, Circle Films

Awards

Montreal World Film Fest. 1983: Film.