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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.
Title | The King |
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Year | 1962 |
Genre | Drama |
Country | Japan |
Studio | Toei Company |
Cast | Rentaro Mikuni, Chikage Awashima, Yoshiko Mita, Hideo Murata, Sonny Chiba, Mikijiro Hira |
Crew | Daisuke Itō (Screenplay), Akira Ifukube (Music), Junya Satō (Assistant Director), Daisuke Itō (Director), Hideji Hōjō (Novel) |
Keyword | shogi |
Release | Nov 23, 1962 |
Runtime | 92 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 0.00 / 10 by 0 users |
Popularity | 1 |
Budget | 0 |
Revenue | 0 |
Language | 日本語 |