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The Go Masters

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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.

Directed byJunya Satō, Duan Jishun

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Status
Released
Runtime
2h 3m
Language
JA
Released
April 1, 1982

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Rentaro Mikuni

Rentaro Mikuni

松波麟作

Misako Konno

Misako Konno

巴

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

关小舟

Yu Shaokang

Yu Shaokang

张医生

Creative team
Directed by
Junya Satō
Junya Satō
Duan Jishun
Written by
Tetsurô Abe
Fumio Kōnami

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