The King
Film196292 min8.0/10 on TMDB
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Directed by Daisuke Itō
The life story of the shogi master&maniac Sankichi Sakata in the Meiji era.
The story
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.
Cast & crew
Rentaro MikuniCast
Chikage AwashimaCast
Yoshiko MitaCast
Hideo MurataCast
Sonny ChibaCast
Mikijiro HiraCast
Tokue HanazawaCast
Ryōsuke KagawaCast
Taiji TonoyamaCast
Tsûsai SugawaraCast
Takashi KandaCastExplore the crew
- Screenplay
- Daisuke Itō
- Director
- Daisuke Itō
- Original Music Composer
- Akira Ifukube