Seeking news and information about this film.
Working title of a new movie about Go Seigen: "Kisei Go Seigen" (棋圣 吴清源):
http://limkimkeong.tripod.com/2003/12/worlds-greatest-weiqi-player-go-seigen.htm
"Kisei" translates roughly as "Go saint" or "Go legend" or "Go hero".
A picture of Go Seigen on the set of the new film:
http://www.xs4all.nl/~rongen17/Cho/Player/Goseigen.html
More pictures: http://gogameworld.com/gophp/playerinfo.php?name=Go%20Seigen
"On Nov. 2002, a new film and TV series about Go Seigen will begin to shoot in China by very famous directors, the film name is called 'Go Saint Wu Qingyuan'. At the age of 88, Go Seigen met with the directors in Beijing, China, and said he will live up to 100 and finish the film."
From this link http://www.msoworld.com/mindzine/news/orient/go/china/chinabriefs.html
"Older News From 28 January 2001: The life of Go Seigen 9-dan, now 86, is to be turned into a film made by Chinese director Tian Zhuangzhuang, it was announced at the end of December 2000. The film should be ready for showing in three years time. Tian, 48, won the Tokyo Film Festival Grand prix in 1993 for his "Blue Kite" and has an international reputation also with "Horse Thief". He sees Go as more than a go player and was struck, for example, by his deep knowledge of the Chinese classics. In discussing his previous work he has said, "On reaching my 40s, I found myself more and more thinking about the past, China's history since the Revolution." This new film seems a logical progression. Go, for his part, sees the venture as another way of spreading international goodwill."
However this interview makes no mention of the film. Perhaps it has been taken over by another director / producer: http://www.china.org.cn/english/NM-e/98189.htm