Two independent stories involving chess wizards are interwoven to satirize the politics of the Chinese Cultural Revolution as well as Taiwan's capitalist boom of the 1970's.
| Directing | Yim Ho | Director |
| Directing | Tsui Hark | Director |
| Writing | Tony Leung Ka-fai | Writer |
| Production | Hou Hsiao-hsien | Producer |
| Production | Tsui Hark | Producer |
| Editing | Marco Mak Chi-Sin | Editor |
| Writing | Yim Ho | Writer |
| Writing | Cheng A | Original Story |
| Sound | Lo Ta-Yu | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Yang Wei-han | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Poon Hang-Sang | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Law Wan-Shing | Director of Photography |
