---
title: 'The Go Master (2006)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Tian Zhuangzhuang'
released: '2006-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 104
genres:
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'People''s Republic of China'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-go-master-2006'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0439885/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Go Master (2006)

2006 · 104 min · History · People's Republic of China


## Synopsis

The Go Master  is a 2006 biopic film directed by Tian Zhuangzhuang of the twentieth century Go master Wu Qingyuan, better known as Go Seigen, the Japanese pronunciation of his name. The film, which premiered at the 44th New York Film Festival, focuses on the life of this extraordinary player from his meteoric rise as a child prodigy to fame and fortune as a revolutionary strategic thinker, as well as the tumultuous global conflicts between his homeland and his adopted nation. The film also features a scene involving the Atomic bomb go game. The film also screened at the AFI's China Film Festival in Silver Spring, Maryland.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Tian Zhuangzhuang](https://cinepixo.com/people/tian-zhuangzhuang)
- **Screenplay:** [Zhong Acheng](https://cinepixo.com/people/zhong-acheng), [Zou Jingzhi](https://cinepixo.com/people/zou-jingzhi)
- **Producer:** [Fortissimo Films](https://cinepixo.com/people/fortissimo-films)
- **Director of Photography:** [Wang Yu](https://cinepixo.com/people/wang-yu)

## Cast

- [Sylvia Chang](https://cinepixo.com/people/sylvia-chang)
- [Kaho Minami](https://cinepixo.com/people/kaho-minami)
- [Akira Emoto](https://cinepixo.com/people/akira-emoto)
- [Nao Ōmori](https://cinepixo.com/people/nao-omori)
- [Chang Chen](https://cinepixo.com/people/chang-chen)

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