Playing Go in Movies and TV-Shows (pictures)

There is one yes after white cut at both side of black stone (where is the ko) on the right of the position. But seems pretty small even if black loses the ko
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I know others have posted Pi (1998) before but I recently got the 4k release by A24 and the cover has some Go art on it now.

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From The Apothecary Diaries anime.

Black appears to be at a disadvantage:

Sai makes an appearance.

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Captivating the King (kdrama).

The two protagonists are baduk players and that’s part of the plot.

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Same drama. There’s a lot of games!

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Mankatsu



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Just ran into a house with multiple Go boards set up in Ghost of Tsushima - amusingly enough all the boards had the same opening stone positions, but hey - at least they look like an example from an actual game

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My dearest part 2 épisode 17
such a way to end a game, eh ?
A great historical drama

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This is a famous short I use in my filmmaking class; not sure if it is a repost here.
Does anyone recognize the main character?

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Video unavailable. (Works with a US IP address)

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An upcoming Chinese crime series (棋士) with famous actor Wang Baoqiang features go prominently as it appears a main character is a go teacher:

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Those pesky Go criminals :rofl:

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cool poster

Misaeng: Prequel (2013)

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Oh wow didn’t know they created a prequel!

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Sylvester Stallone plays Go in Escape Plan 2: Hades

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Episode 14 of the Secret Level series : Honor of Kings: The Way of All Things

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It is Sunjang Baduk goban, mark the starting 16 fixed stone placement for Sunjang Baduk.

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On a 15 x 15 board is it ok to play like they do ?

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