Check (1991)
Set in Osaka's Shinsekai, the film depicts the lives of Ayumu Tobita (Hidekazu Akai), who makes a living as a shogi gambler (shinken-shi), and Ryuzo Kayama (Masaya Kato) who aims to become a professional player.
Director: Junji Sakamoto
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Hidekazu Akai as Ayumu Tobita |
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Masaya Katō as Ryuzo Kayama |
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Tomisaburō Wakayama as Sanae Mitamura |
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Nobuo Kaneko as Tennoji |
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Léona Hirota as Terumi |
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Yuuko Nitou as Kanako Shimada |
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Masatô Ibu as Katsura |
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Jun Kunimura as First Bodyguard |
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Sakae Umezu as Seiji Komada |
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Akaji Maro as Hakugin |
| Directing | Junji Sakamoto | Director |
| Writing | Junji Sakamoto | Writer |
| Writing | Toshiaki Toyoda | Writer |
| Sound | Shigeru Umebayashi | Music |