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The King

1962
Directed byDaisuke Itō
1h 32m

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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Rentaro MikuniChikage AwashimaYoshiko Mita
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Ryōsuke Kagawa
Taiji Tonoyama
Tsûsai Sugawara
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GENRES
Drama
STATUSReleased
RATING
NR

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