The King(1962)
王将
The life story of the shogi master&maniac Sankichi Sakata in the Meiji era.
8.0(1)1h 32m1962-11-23
Drama
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.
- Director:
- Daisuke Itō
- Writers:
- Daisuke Itō, Hideji Hōjō
- Composer:
- Akira Ifukube
- Production:
- Toei Company
- Status:
- Released
Cast
Rentaro Mikuni
Chikage Awashima
Yoshiko Mita
Hideo Murata
Sonny Chiba
Mikijiro Hira
Tokue Hanazawa
Ryōsuke Kagawa
Taiji Tonoyama
Tsûsai Sugawara
Akira Tani
Akira Tani
Takashi Kanda
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