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The King

The life story of the shogi master & maniac Sankichi Sakata in the Meiji era.
Nov 23, 1962 · 1h 32m
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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.

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CAST

Rentaro Mikuni
Sankichi Sakata
Chikage Awashima
Yoshiko Mita
Hideo Murata
Sonny Chiba
Mikijiro Hira
Tokue Hanazawa
Ryōsuke Kagawa
Directed by Daisuke Itō

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Status
Released
Original language
JA
Budget
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Revenue
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Production
Toei Company
Country
JP

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