Starring : Chang Chen, Sylvia Chang, Matsuzaka Keiko

Directed By : Tian Zhuangzhuang

Description :
Tian Zhuangzhuang's stunning new film reconstructs the life of the 20th Century's greatest player of go, the eastern equivalent of chess. Wu Qingyuan (born 1914 and still going strong) was identified young as a go prodigy and transplanted in his mid-teens from China to Japan, where go was a national obsession. He has lived there ever since, marrying a Japanese woman who shared his devotion to Buddhism (both of them tangled briefly with a Messianic cult), surrounded by war and destruction and torn by divided loyalties. As dreamlike and haunting as Tian's classic Horse Thief, this is neither an orthodox biopic nor a dry historical chronicle but a serene and very beautiful account of one man's attempt to maintain mental and emotional equilibrium while pursuing the goals of truth and perfect game-play.

Aspect Ratio : 16:9 (1.78:1) Enhanced Transfer Anamorphic Widescreen
Screen Format : Widescreen
Package Type : Keep Case
Print Status : In Print or Pre-print

Genre: Drama ASIN: ISBN: EAN: ISRC:

Audio/Dialogue:

Japanese DTS 6.1 Surround
Chinese Mandarin (Pu Tong Hua) Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround

Subtitles:

Chinese (Traditional) - Optional
English - Optional

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