Finding the Lost American Video Cut of This Obscure Film

     So, its probably no secret that barely anyone has heard of this film. Of course, I'm referring to the 1991 Ho Yim film King of Chess. However, there's another version of the film that's even more obscure then the original cut of this film. That would be the 1993 8mm dubbed U.S. re-cut of the film. It supposedly ran 363 minutes and had stock footage from other films spliced into it as well as original footage as well. No one is sure where this new footage was shot but it was presumably shot in Romania. However, there is no way to tell as this release has been assumed lost for years.

     Why? Well, due to copyright disputes with Golden Princess Film Productions (the original production company of this film) and the 8mm's distributor (who still to this day remains unknown) the item was pulled from the shelves not even a year after its release. People who have seen this cut claim that what they saw was victim to aspect ratio cropping and horrid dubbing. They also say that the original footage stuck out like a sore thumb and was incredibly cheap looking. No surprise, as the assumed budget was only 2,000 ROL, which equates to only $560.
     Well, what else do we know. Apparently, the credits have been completely redone, with the director being credited as Kei Wong. This is interesting because that is actually the Cantonese title of the film. Also, we do have the 8mm's cover art:

    
     Of course, there's no proof as to if this is the real thing or not. As for the films also spliced into the original King of Chess, details are sparse. We have absolutely no leads, and it seems as if the only way to find out what movies were added into this is to find the film. What's really interesting that any company was still making 8mm releases at this time, too. I assume that this is one of the last 8mms, if not the last. If anyone has any information about this cut, please email me at griffin.wanbaugh@gmail.com.