The GoMasters

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The GoMasters ★★★ Mikan No Taikyoku 1982

Historic co-production between Japan and China, centering on the ancient strategy board game “Go.” A young competitor becomes obsessed with winning at any price. Episodic tale of the relationships between a Japanese and Chinese family spans 30 years and was critically acclaimed in both China and Japan. In Japanese and Chinese with English subtitles. 134m/C VHS . JP CH Huang ZongYing, Du Peng, Yu Shao-Kang, Lui Xin, Yoshiko Mita, Keiko Matsuzaka, Mayumi Ogawa, Rentaro Mikuni, Daolin Sun, Shen Guan-Chu, Misako Honno; D: Junya Sato, Duan Jishun. Montreal World Film Fest. ‘83: Film.