CinemaOSMovie · 1962 · 1h 32m

The King

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

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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.

Directed byDaisuke Itō

Play
Status
Released
Runtime
1h 32m
Language
JA
Released
November 23, 1962
Studios
Toei Company

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Rentaro Mikuni

Rentaro Mikuni

Sankichi Sakata

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

Creative team
Directed by
Daisuke Itō
Daisuke Itō
Written by
Daisuke Itō
Daisuke Itō

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