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The Go Master
The Go Master

The Go Master

Genres

Drama

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The life of Go master Wu Qingyuan from his meteoric rise as a child prodigy to fame and fortune as a revolutionary strategic thinker, as well as the tumultuous conflicts between his homeland of China and his adopted nation of Japan.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Chinese

Runtime

104 mins

Rating

6.3/10

Release Date

24 May 2007

Country

China

Cast

Chang Chen

Chang Chen

Wu Qingyuan

Akira Emoto

Akira Emoto

Kensaku Segoe

Sylvia Chang

Sylvia Chang

Shu Wen

Ayumi Ito

Ayumi Ito

Kazuko Nakahara

Takashi Nishina

Takashi Nishina

Minoru Kitani

Nao Omori

Nao Omori

Utaro Hashimoto

Takayuki Inoue

Takayuki Inoue

Shusai Honinbo

Hironobu Nomura

Hironobu Nomura

Yasunari Kawabata

Kaho Minami

Kaho Minami

Jikou Son

Keiko Matsuzaka

Keiko Matsuzaka

Fumiko Kita

Aki Fujî

Aki Fujî

Mrs. Segoe

Mansaku Fuwa

Mansaku Fuwa

Matsutaro Shoriki

Huang Yi

Huang Yi

Wu Qingying

Yoichiro Ito

Yoichiro Ito

Kaoru Iwamoto

Ryûki Kitaoka

Ryûki Kitaoka

Li Xuejian

Li Xuejian

Li Yutang

Teruyuki Kagawa

Teruyuki Kagawa

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