The King

The King

1h 32m 0.0/10

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.

Director

Junya Satō

Top Billed Cast

Hideo Murata

Hideo Murata

Chikage Awashima

Chikage Awashima

Sonny Chiba

Sonny Chiba

Yoshiko Mita

Yoshiko Mita

Rentaro Mikuni

Rentaro Mikuni

Mikijiro Hira

Mikijiro Hira

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