The King (1962)
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.
Director:
Daisuke Itō
Writer:
Daisuke Itō
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Rentaro Mikuni as |
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Chikage Awashima as |
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Yoshiko Mita as |
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Hideo Murata as |
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Sonny Chiba as |
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Mikijiro Hira as |
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Tokue Hanazawa as |
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Ryōsuke Kagawa as |
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Taiji Tonoyama as |
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Tsûsai Sugawara as |
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Akira Tani as |
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Takashi Kanda as |
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Harue Akagi as |
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Mitsugu Terashima as |
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Kosaku Okano as |
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Genji Kawai as |
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Yoshikazu Sugi as |
| Writing | Daisuke Itō | Screenplay |
| Directing | Junya Satō | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Daisuke Itō | Director |
| Writing | Hideji Hōjō | Novel |
| Sound | Akira Ifukube | Original Music Composer |