The Grand Master (1948)
Shogi, a Japanese form of chess, is a game that requires skill and determination. When poor sandal-maker Sakata decides to pursue his dream of becoming the Shogi Grand Master Champion, everything is at stake – including his family. What will it cost for Sakata to follow his passion?
Director: Daisuke Itō
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Tsumasaburō Bandō as Sankichi Sakata |
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Isamu Kosugi as Kikuoka |
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Tatsuo Saitō as Ôkura |
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Mitsuko Mito as Koharu |
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Osamu Takizawa as Sekine |
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Ryutaro Otomo as Môri |
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Miki Sanjō as Tamae |
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Masao Mishima as Shinzo |
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Ryōsuke Kagawa as Ozawa |
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Kōichi Katsuragi as Yashiro |
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Mitsugu Terashima as Shimazu |
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Toshiaki Konoe as Nakahama |
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Hiroshi Ueda as Masago |
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Tominosuke Hayama as Saburi |
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Sumao Ishihara as Yoshimatsu |
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Eijirō Kataoka as Kazuhana |
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Sashō Ichikawa as Takezo |
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Ikkei Tamaki as Kohei |
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Shiro Miura as Minami |
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Misako Tokiwa as Kiyo |
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Sayoko Kasumi as |
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Kanae Kobayashi as Saya |
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Jirō Tamiya as Kin-chan |
| Directing | Daisuke Itō | Director |
| Writing | Daisuke Itō | Writer |
| Writing | Hideji Hōjō | Theatre Play |
| Production | Hisashi Okuda | Producer |
| Camera | Hideo Ishimoto | Director of Photography |
| Art | Heikichi Kakui | Production Design |
| Sound | Goro Nishi | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Yukio Kaihara | Sound |
| Editing | Mitsuzō Miyata | Editor |
| Directing | Tai Katō | Assistant Director |
