The King (1962) — drama film. Directed by Daisuke Itō. Starring Rentaro Mikuni, Chikage Awashima, Yoshiko Mita, Hideo Murata.
Drama · 8/10 · 92 min · 1962
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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