The Go Masters

The Go Masters

1982
2h 3m
6.2

6.2/10

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Overview

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.

Status: Released

Language: JA

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Production Information

Production Countries
Japan China
Spoken Languages
Japanese Mandarin

Keywords

Quick Facts

Original Title 未完の対局
Release Date April 1, 1982
Status Released
Language JA
IMDb ID tt0089594

Cast

Rentaro Mikuni
Rentaro Mikuni

松波麟作

Misako Konno
Misako Konno

Daolin Sun
Daolin Sun

况易山

Shen Guanchu
Shen Guanchu

况阿明

Shen Danping
Shen Danping

阿惠

Mayumi Ogawa
Mayumi Ogawa

杨夫人

Huang Zongying
Huang Zongying

婉怡

Keiko Matsuzaka
Keiko Matsuzaka

立花

Du Peng
Du Peng

关小舟

Yu Shaokang
Yu Shaokang

张医生

Yoshiko Mita
Yoshiko Mita

Nobuko Otowa
Nobuko Otowa

Key Crew

Duan Jishun
Director
Junya Satō
Director
Tetsurô Abe
Screenplay
Fumio Kōnami
Screenplay
Yasuko Ōno
Screenplay
Li Hong-zhou
Screenplay
Ge Tang-tong
Screenplay