The King

11/23/1962

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1hr 32min

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Drama

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

STORY

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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Rentaro Mikuni
  • Chikage Awashima
  • Yoshiko Mita
  • Hideo Murata
  • Sonny Chiba

    Directors

  • Daisuke Itō
  • Junya Satō

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Toei Company

    Production Countries

  • Japan

LANGUAGES

  • Japanese