The King

    The King
    1962

    Synopsis

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