The King
The life story of the shogi master & maniac Sankichi Sakata in the Meiji era.
- 1962
- 1h 32m
- Drama
Rating: 8.0 out of 10TMDB(1 votes)
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.
Fun facts
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Music
Music by Akira Ifukube
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Daisuke ItōScreenplay
- Hideji HōjōNovel
- Original title
- 王将
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- November 23, 1962
- Original language
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
Production
Cast
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