The Go Master
Film
Wang Yu (cinematographer)...Zhuangzhuang, Lou Ye, and Li Yu . He began his career in 2000 with Lou Ye's film ''Suzhou River ''. For his work on the film The Go Master, Wang was awarded the Golden Goblet for Best Cinematography at the 10th Shanghai International Film... In this article: Wang Yu, Shanghai International Film Festival, Tian Zhuangzhuang, Lou Ye, Li Yu, The Go Master, and China |
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Wikipedia | October 28, 2009
Chang Chen
He has also recorded an album and a mini-album. Chang was nominated for the 2006 Golden Horse Award for best actor for his role in The Go Master, a dramatization of the life of Wu Qingyuan. However, on November 17, 2006, Fortissimo , the...
In this article: Chang Chen, A Brighter Summer Day, Golden Horse, Ang Lee, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and Chen Chang
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Wikipedia | October 28, 2009
The Warrior and the Wolf
The film tells the story of the battle between two ancient warriors. It is Tian's latest directorial effort since 2006's The Go Master. Filming began in fall 2008 in China's northwest Xinjiang Autonomous Region. The film is expected...
In this article: The Warrior, Tian Zhuangzhuang, MediaCorp Raintree Pictures, China, Singapore, and Hong Kong
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Wikipedia | October 28, 2009
The Go Master
...nation. Now in his 90s, he lives there to this day, teaching and writing about Go. A.O. Scott, in the New York Times called The Go Master, "a stately and respectful biopic", as well as, "deliberate and contemplative rather than dramatic...
In this article: Tian Zhuangzhuang, New York Film Festival, Japan, China, Maryland, and New York Times
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Wikipedia | October 28, 2009
Tian Zhuangzhuang
...Zhuangzhuang has returned to the fore of Chinese cinema, directing films like Springtime in a Small Town (2001) and the biopic The Go Master. At the same time, Tian has emerged as a mentor for some of China's newest film talents, and he has...
In this article: Tian Zhuangzhuang, The Blue Kite, The Horse Thief, Beijing Film Academy, China, Chen Kaige, Zhang Yuan, Wang Xiaoshuai, and Springtime in a Small Town
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Wikipedia | October 27, 2009
Go Seigen
...Dosaku (1677 - 1702) and Shusaku (1829 - 1862)." Chinese film director Tian Zhuangzhuang filmed a 2006 biopic on Go Seigen entitled The Go Master. In 1933, Go Seigen won a special Nihon Ki-in tournament to have the opportunity to play a...
In this article: Japan, Nihon Ki-in, Oteai, Meijin, and Nationalism
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The Seattle Times | October 15, 2009
Ban let Chinese director watch more foreign movies
..."The Horse Thief," has not shifted from art-house to mainstream blockbusters amid China's booming movie market. His last film, "The Go Master," was a slow-paced profile of a Chinese master in Japanese chess. Based on a Japanese short...
In this article: Tian Zhuangzhuang, Beijing Film Academy, Chen Kaige, Zhang Yimou, Japanese chess, Dessert, University of Hong Kong, Joe Odagiri, and Maggie Q
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Rotten Tomatoes: News | September 26, 2008
Maggie Q to Star in Zhuangzhuang's Latest
...Kite," is a so called 'fifth generation' helmer and was himself prevented from directing for several years. He most recently directed "The Go Master." "Wolf" is a co-production between Edko Films of Hong Kong, Japan's Ogura Jimusyo Co,...
In this article: Tian Zhuangzhuang, Tang Wei, Lust, Caution, Maggie Q, China, Suzhou River, Oscar, Wang Yu, Emi Wada, and Joe Odagiri
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www.washingtonpost.com | April 28, 2007
FILM
...this summer. The other films in the festival, which runs through May 7, include "Little Red Flowers," directed by Yuan Zhang, "The Go Master," directed by Zhuangzhuang Tian, and "Exiled," by Johnny To. The festival is sponsored by the...
In this article: Xiaogang Feng, Johnny To, Little Red Flowers, and People's Republic of China
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Description from Wikipedia:
:This article concerns the 2006 biopic about Go Seigen. Yasunari Kawabata's novel with a similar name (The Master of Go) is based on a match between Honinbo Shusai and Kitani Minoru.
The Go Master () is a 2006 biopic by director Tian Zhuangzhuang of renowned twentieth century Go master Wu Qingyuan, better known by his adopted name of Go Seigen. The film, which premiered at the 44th New York Film Festival, focuses on the life of this extraordinary player from his meteoric rise as a child prodigy to fame and fortune as a revolutionary strategic thinker, as well as the tumultous global conflicts between his homeland and his adopted nation. The film also features a scene involving the Atomic bomb go game. The film also screened at the AFI's China Film Festival in Silver Spring, Maryland.
- Name:
- The Go Master
- Country of Origin:
- China
- Release Date:
- September 27, 2006
- Directed By:
- Tian Zhuangzhuang
- Produced by:
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- Liu Xiaodian
- Fortissimo Films
- Written By:
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- Ah Cheng
- Zhou Jingzhi
- Starring:
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- Chang Chen
- Sylvia Chang
- Akira Emoto
- Nishina Takashi
- Cinematography:
- Wang Yu
- Distributed By:
- Fortissimo Films
- Length:
- 104 min.
- Language:
- Mandarin
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