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The King


The King

The life story of the shogi master&maniac Sankichi Sakata in the Meiji era.

The King (1962)

Drama

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

Release Date: 1962-11-23
Status: Released
Run time: 92 min / 1:32
Production Company : Toei Company
Production Country: Japan

IMDB


Casts

Rentaro Mikuni
as
Chikage Awashima
as
Yoshiko Mita
as
Hideo Murata
as
Sonny Chiba
as
Mikijiro Hira
as
Tokue Hanazawa
as
Ryōsuke Kagawa
as
Taiji Tonoyama
as
Tsûsai Sugawara
as
Akira Tani
as
Takashi Kanda
as
Harue Akagi
as
Mitsugu Terashima
as
Kosaku Okano
as
Genji Kawai
as
Yoshikazu Sugi
as

Crew

Writing Daisuke Itō Screenplay
Directing Junya Satō Assistant Director
Directing Daisuke Itō Director
Writing Hideji Hōjō Novel
Sound Akira Ifukube Original Music Composer

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