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The King

Directed by Daisuke Itō
1962    1h 32m
6.5
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.
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Cast of The King
  • 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
  • Genji Kawai
  • Yoshikazu Sugi

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