About the film
shogi
The King
Release Date: November 23, 1962
| Year | : | 1962 |
| Slogan | : | «The life story of the shogi master&maniac Sankichi Sakata in the Meiji era.» |
| Genres | : | Drama |
| Production Companies | : | Toei Company |
| Director | : | Daisuke Itō |
| Producers | : | |
| Writers | : | Hideji Hôjô, Daisuke Itō |
| RunTime | : | 92 mins. |
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.
Main Actors
Rentaro Mikuni
Character :
Chikage Awashima
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Yoshiko Mita
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Hideo Murata
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Shin'ichi Chiba
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Mikijirō Hira
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Tokue Hanazawa
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Ryōsuke Kagawa
Character :
Taiji Tonoyama
Character :
Tsûsai Sugawara
Character :
Akira Tani
Character :
Takashi Kanda
Character :
Harue Akagi
Character :
Mitsugu Terashima
Character :
Kosaku Okano
Character :
Genji Kawai
Character :
Yoshikazu Sugi
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