Basic Info
Release: November 23, 1962
Runtime: 92 min
Status: Released
The King
1962
92 min
Overview
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.
Genres
Drama
Production Countries
- Japan
Spoken Languages
- Japanese ja
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Cast
Rentaro Mikuni
Chikage Awashima
Yoshiko Mita
Hideo Murata
Sonny Chiba
Mikijiro Hira
Tokue Hanazawa
Ryōsuke Kagawa
Taiji Tonoyama
Tsûsai Sugawara
Akira Tani
Takashi Kanda
Crew
Daisuke Itō
Screenplay
Daisuke Itō
Director
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