1h 32m1962
The King
王将
“The life story of the shogi master&maniac Sankichi Sakata in the Meiji era.”
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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
- Writers
- Daisuke Itō, Hideji Hōjō
- Language
- Japanese
- Country
- Japan
- Release date
- 23 November 1962
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