GO MASTER aka WU QINGYUAN

Year: 2006
UK: ICA Films
Cast: Chen Chang, Sylvia Chang, Akira Emoto, Aki Fujî, Mansaku Fuwa, Yi Huang, Takayuki Inoue, Ayumi Ito, Yoichiro Ito, Teruyuki Kagawa, Xuejian Li
Director: Tian Zhuangzhuang
Country: China
Language: Mandarin (English subtitles)
UK: 104 mins
UK Release Date: 28 March 2008 (Limited Release)
UK Distributor

Synopsis

Director Tian Zhuangzhuang follows the fortunes of Wu Qingyuan, master of the ancient game of Go, in this intense, stately character study. A native of China, Wu emerged as a prodigy who, at a young age, moved to Japan and rose to prominence as the top Go player in the world. The tumultuous Sino-Japanese relations that dominated the 20th century form a dramatic backdrop to this poetically rendered true story.