Taiwan King of Chess is a Taiwan–Hong Kong co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
Synopsis
棋王
Two independent stories involving chess wizards are interwoven to satirize the politics of the Chinese Cultural Revolution as well as Taiwan's capitalist boom of the 1970's.
Taiwan × Hong Kong Co-Production
Other Taiwan×Hong Kong titles
Other Titles From Golden Princess Amusement Co.
The 1990s Taiwan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in Taiwan, 16 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when King of Chess premiered alongside 1 others.
Position in Catalog
The 28th Taiwan title from Taiwan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1972).
Our Taiwan catalog contains 174 titles in total (149 films).
Audience Engagement
12 audience reviews — more than 21% of Taiwan films in our index.
Popularity (58th percentile) outruns review volume (21th) — a trending, discussed title among Taiwan films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #124 of 174 Taiwan films indexed here (29th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.4 points below the Taiwan average of 6.6/10.
Among Taiwan Drama productions specifically: #95 of 118 (top 81%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Taiwan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Taiwan, Hong Kong |
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Production Companies | Golden Princess Amusement Co., Ltd., Film Workshop |
| Runtime | 1h 50m |
| Release Date | September 6, 1991 |
| IMDb | tt0095450 |