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The King
1962, Nov 23
1h 32m
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.
Directed by
Daisuke Itō
Sonny Chiba
Rentaro Mikuni
Sankichi Sakata
Taiji Tonoyama
Yoshiko Mita
Chikage Awashima
Tokue Hanazawa
Mikijiro Hira
Takashi Kanda
Ryōsuke Kagawa
Hideo Murata
Harue Akagi
Tsûsai Sugawara
Genji Kawai
Akira Tani
Mitsugu Terashima
Kosaku Okano
Yoshikazu Sugi
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