The King

8.0 1962 | 92 min

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.

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Title: The King
Year: 1962
Rating: 8.0/10 (1 votes)
Runtime: 92 min
Genres: Drama
Director: Daisuke Itō
Budget: N/A
Revenue: N/A
Status: Released
TMDB ID: 895977
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056316
Tagline: The life story of the shogi master&maniac Sankichi Sakata in the Meiji era.
Overview: 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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"The life story of the shogi master&maniac Sankichi Sakata in the Meiji era."

Released

Nov 23, 1962

Status

Released

KEY CREW

PRODUCTION

Toei Company

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The King

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

KEY CREW

Daisuke Itō

Daisuke Itō

Hideji Hōjō

PRODUCTION

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TOP CAST

Rentaro Mikuni

Chikage Awashima

Yoshiko Mita

Hideo Murata

Sonny Chiba

Mikijiro Hira

Tokue Hanazawa

Ryōsuke Kagawa

Taiji Tonoyama

Tsûsai Sugawara

Akira Tani

Takashi Kanda

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