The Go Masters (1982)
• April 1st, 1982 • 2h 3min
Drama
Overview
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.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
The Stone
Released on: 2014-06-12
Drama
A gang boss Nam-hae meets a young Go player Min-su, who rekindles his interest in the game. Despite ...
Tokyo Newcomer
Released on: 2012-03-22
Romance, Drama
A young Chinese Go board game player arrives in Japan for training. He doesn't speak Japanese and be...
The Go Master
Released on: 2007-05-24
Drama
The life of Go master Wu Qingyuan from his meteoric rise as a child prodigy to fame and fortune as a...
Bushido
Released on: 2024-05-17
Drama, History
Kakunoshin Yanagida was a samurai, forced to leave the Han due to a false accusation. He then lived ...
Affection
Released on: 2017-11-29
Drama, Romance
The story is told from the point of view of a high school girl called Jessie (Jessica Wong) whose ta...
The Match
Released on: 2025-03-26
Drama
When a legendary Go master loses his title to a one-time friend and protégé, he sets out to reclaim ...
The I-Go King and His Son
Released on: 2007-01-01
Drama, Family
When LIU Yishou, nicknamed the "Go King" by his peers because of his skill in Weiqi (Go), finds hims...
AlphaGo
Released on: 2017-09-29
Documentary
The ancient Chinese game of Go has long been considered a grand challenge for artificial intelligenc...
The Divine Move
Released on: 2014-07-03
Action, Crime
A professional GO player gathers a team to help him carry out his revenge against the man who killed...
Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story
Released on: 2010-10-10
Documentary, History
Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story shows how the classic board game has become a worldwide cult...
The Surrounding Game
Released on: 2017-04-03
Documentary
Born from the simplest rules, the ancient game of Go is the most complex and elegant game ever disco...
The Divine Move 2: The Wrathful
Released on: 2019-11-07
Crime, Action
In the 1990s, when Go gambling fever swept Korea, Gui-su loses everything because his father gambled...
Go Through the Dark
Released on: 2021-11-12
Documentary
Guanglin is a blind boy in China who displays great skill at the ancient board game called Go, in wh...
Weiqi Wonders: Conversations about the Game of Go in China
Released on:
Weiqi, often referred to as "Go" in English, is arguably the most important game in East Asia, with ...
Paris, Texas
Released on: 1984-07-16
Drama
A man wanders out of the desert not knowing who he is. His brother finds him, and helps to pull his ...
The Tin Drum
Released on: 1979-05-02
Drama, History, War
In 1924, Oskar Matzerath is born in the Free City of Danzig. At age three, he falls down a flight of...
The Marriage of Maria Braun
Released on: 1979-03-23
Drama
Maria marries a young soldier in the last days of World War II, only for him to go missing in the wa...