Check (1991)
王手
Overview
Set in Osaka's Shinsekai, the film depicts the lives of Ayumu Tobita (Hidekazu Akai), who makes a living as a shogi gambler (shinken-shi), and Ryuzo Kayama (Masaya Kato) who aims to become a professional player.
Where to watch Check
| Country | Stream | Rent | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | U-NEXT | Amazon Video, Apple TV, FOD | Amazon Video, Apple TV |
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What is Check about?
Set in Osaka's Shinsekai, the film depicts the lives of Ayumu Tobita (Hidekazu Akai), who makes a living as a shogi gambler (shinken-shi), and Ryuzo Kayama (Masaya Kato) who aims to become a professional player. Check is a Drama movie, released on 1991-11-25, runtime 107 minutes.
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Where can I watch Check?
In Japan, Check streams on U-NEXT and can be rented from Amazon Video and Apple TV. Movie World also lists online streaming sources and links to external sources on this page.
Directed by
Junji Sakamoto
Cast
- Hidekazu Akai as Ayumu Tobita
- Masaya Katō as Ryuzo Kayama
- Tomisaburō Wakayama as Sanae Mitamura
- Nobuo Kaneko as Tennoji
- Léona Hirota as Terumi
- Yuuko Nitou as Kanako Shimada
- Masatô Ibu as Katsura
- Jun Kunimura as First Bodyguard
- Sakae Umezu as Seiji Komada
- Akaji Maro as Hakugin
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Sources
Details and the 10.0/10 rating from Check on TMDB, also on IMDb. Back to Movie World.