The King
The life story of the shogi master&maniac Sankichi Sakata in the Meiji era.
November 23, 1962
92 min
JA
✓ Released 23198 days ago
Drama
8.0
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About
The film takes place at the junction of the two eras of Meiji and Taisho. Sakata Sankichi, an uneducated zori sandal maker, becomes a professional shogi player through his genius shogi skills and lives a fanatically devoted shogi game supported by the love of his family. This is the 3rd adaptation of Hideji Hojo's famous play.
Movie Info
Status: Released
Director: Daisuke Itō
Runtime: 92 min
Top Cast
Rentaro Mikuni
Chikage Awashima
Yoshiko Mita
Hideo Murata
Sonny Chiba
Mikijiro Hira
Tokue Hanazawa
Ryōsuke Kagawa
