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The King

The King

王将
8.0 (1) ·1962 ·92 min ·Movie
Drama

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

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.

Top Cast

Rentaro Mikuni
Rentaro Mikuni
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

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