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1962

The King

Directed by Daisuke Itō
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.

Duration

1h 32m

Released

November 23, 1962

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Cast17

  • Rentaro Mikuni
  • Chikage Awashima
  • Yoshiko Mita
  • Hideo Murata
  • Sonny Chiba
  • Mikijiro Hira
  • Tokue Hanazawa
  • Ryōsuke Kagawa
  • Taiji Tonoyama

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