The Go Masters
7.2
Ten years before the outbreak of the Second World War in Asia, a Japanese Go master and his Chinese rival meet in China to play a game of Go (loosely described as an Asian version of chess). It soon becomes evident that the Chinese master's son is the most talented player that the Japanese master has ever encountered, and he convinces the boy's father to let him bring the child back to Japan to train him as a professional Go player. Years pass, and as the young Chinese master grows to maturity in Japan, the Japanese invasion of China forces him to choose between his triumphant career and his loyalty to his native country. His decision is complicated by his marriage to the daughter of the Japanese master, with whom he has produced a child. His choice will profoundly alter the lives of two families. Their saga serves as a reflection of the tragic relations between their two great countries, and the possibility of reconciliation and healing.
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Cast
33 people
Rentaro Mikuni
松波麟作
Known for
Kwaidan
The Burmese Harp
Misako Konno
巴
Also in
Four Sisters
Takeda Shingen
Masahiro Sato
Known for
Guinea Pig Part 3: He Never Dies
The Twilight Samurai
Fumio Kōnami
Ji-shun Duan
Tang-tong Ge
Daolin Sun
况易山
Also in
Early Spring
The Eternal Wave
Jun'ya Satô
Yasuyoshi Tokuma
Also in
Gamera 2: Advent of Legion
Ge Tang-tong
Shen Guanchu
况阿明
Also in
Genghis Khan
Ma Qiang a New Soldier
Hong-zhou Li
Junya Satō Director · Duan Jishun Director Yasuko Ōno Screenplay
United States release April 20, 1984 · Produced in Japan, China · Languages Chinese, Japanese
Production
Beijing Film Studio
Production
China Film Co-Production Corporation
Production
Japan · China
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Original title
未完の対局
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Chinese · Japanese
Release dates
Japan · April 1, 1982
Theatrical
United States · April 20, 1984
China
September 15, 1982 · Theatrical
Hungary
October 30, 1986
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