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.
The Go Masters has generally received positive reviews.
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The Go Masters was released in 1982 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 2 reviews, giving The Go Masters (1982) an average rating of 69%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 100%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 90%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with The Go Masters than critics were.
With a score of 69%, The Go Masters is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1982, which stands at 59%.
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