Drama · Japan · 1962 · 1h 32m

The King

王将

Director

Daisuke Itō

Cast

Rentaro Mikuni as Chikage Awashima as Yoshiko Mita as Hideo Murata as Sonny Chiba as Mikijiro Hira as

Crew

Akira Ifukube — Original Music Composer Daisuke Itō — Screenplay Hideji Hōjō — Novel

Tagline

The life story of the shogi master&maniac Sankichi Sakata in the Meiji era.

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes

shogi taisho period

Key Collaborators

Daisuke Itō Director Akira Ifukube Original Music Composer Daisuke Itō Screenplay Hideji Hōjō Novel

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