The King
王将1962
The life story of the shogi master&maniac Sankichi Sakata in the Meiji era.
- Daisuke Itō
- 1h 32m
- November 23, 1962 · Japan
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.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- November 23, 1962
- Original language
- Japanese
- Spoken languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
- Production
- Toei Company
- Cast
- Yoshiko Mita,Hideo Murata,Rentaro Mikuni,Takashi Kanda,Kosaku Okano,Sonny Chiba,Genji Kawai,Taiji Tonoyama,Harue Akagi,Tokue Hanazawaand 7 more
- Director
- Daisuke Itō
- Writer
- Daisuke Itō,Hideji Hōjō
- Music
- Akira Ifukube
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
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