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The Go Master

Name: The Go Master
Genre: Drama
Released: 2007-05-24
Cast: Chang Chen, Akira Emoto, Sylvia Chang, Ayumi Ito, Takashi Nishina

2007 | 104 min | Drama

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Best for people who like stories about real, flawed people. One to watch when you can give it your full attention.
The mood: Thoughtful and character-driven.
The pace: Gives its people room to develop, at 1 hr 44 min.
What might put you off: It's in Chinese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Not the one if you want explosions or easy laughs.

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.

How it earned its rating

CriticsSolid
63% on Rotten Tomatoes
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 5K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Tian Zhuangzhuang

Chang ChenWu Qingyuan
Akira EmotoKensaku Segoe
Sylvia ChangShu Wen
Ayumi ItoKazuko Nakahara
Takashi NishinaMinoru Kitani
Nao OmoriUtaro Hashimoto
Takayuki InoueShusai Honinbo
Hironobu NomuraYasunari Kawabata
Kaho MinamiJikou Son
Keiko MatsuzakaFumiko Kita