The King

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MOVIE

The King

The life story of the shogi master&maniac Sankichi Sakata in the Meiji era.

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.

Original Title

王将

Release Date

1962-11-23

Year

1962

Duration

1h 32m

Status

Released

Score

0.00

Genres

Production

#shogi#taisho-period

Cast

Rentaro Mikuni

Rentaro Mikuni

Chikage Awashima

Chikage Awashima

Yoshiko Mita

Yoshiko Mita

Hideo Murata

Hideo Murata

Sonny Chiba

Sonny Chiba

Mikijiro Hira

Mikijiro Hira

Tokue Hanazawa

Tokue Hanazawa

Ryōsuke Kagawa

Ryōsuke Kagawa

Taiji Tonoyama

Taiji Tonoyama

Tsûsai Sugawara

Tsûsai Sugawara