The King (1962)
Synopsis
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.
Release Date: 1962-11-23
Runtime: 92 minutes
Director: Daisuke Itō
Top Cast
- Rentaro Mikuni as
- Chikage Awashima as
- Yoshiko Mita as
- Hideo Murata as
- Sonny Chiba as
- Mikijiro Hira as
- Tokue Hanazawa as
- Ryōsuke Kagawa as
- Taiji Tonoyama as
- Tsûsai Sugawara as
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