The King (1962)
王将
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.
What is The King about?
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. The King is a Drama movie, released on 1962-11-23, runtime 92 minutes.
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Directed by
Daisuke Itō
Cast
- Rentaro Mikuni as Sankichi Sakata
- Chikage Awashima
- Yoshiko Mita
- Hideo Murata
- Sonny Chiba
- Mikijiro Hira
- Tokue Hanazawa
- Ryōsuke Kagawa
- Taiji Tonoyama
- Tsûsai Sugawara
- Akira Tani
- Takashi Kanda
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