The King

The King

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

1962 ja 92 minutes

Rating: 0

Plot

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.

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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

Akira Tani

Akira Tani

Takashi Kanda

Takashi Kanda

Harue Akagi

Harue Akagi

Mitsugu Terashima

Mitsugu Terashima

Kosaku Okano

Kosaku Okano

Genji Kawai

Genji Kawai

Yoshikazu Sugi

Yoshikazu Sugi

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