
The King
The life story of the shogi master&maniac Sankichi Sakata in the Meiji era.
1962•1h 32m
Drama
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.
Production
Toei Company
Language
JA
Status
Released
Release Date
Cast

Rentaro Mikuni

Chikage Awashima

Yoshiko Mita

Hideo Murata

Sonny Chiba

Mikijiro Hira

Tokue Hanazawa

Ryōsuke Kagawa

Taiji Tonoyama

Tsûsai Sugawara
Akira Tani

Takashi Kanda

Harue Akagi
Mitsugu Terashima
Kosaku Okano












