The Go Master

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

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

...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

...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

...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

..."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

...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

...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