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The King

The King

Movie 1962-11-23 1h 32m Drama
★ 8.0 / 10 · 1 votes

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.

Status
Released
Studio
Toei Company
Country
Japan
Language
Japanese
Director
Daisuke Itō
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 Akira Tani Akira Tani Takashi Kanda Takashi Kanda
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