Drama · 1962 · 1h 32min

The King.

Name: The King
Director: Daisuke Itō
Genre: Drama
Released: 1962-11-23
Duration: 92 min
Rating: 8.0
Cast: Rentaro Mikuni, Chikage Awashima, Yoshiko Mita, Hideo Murata, Sonny Chiba

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Weighted average

6.9/10

IMDb6.6
TMDB8.0
Lbxd6.2

Drama

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.

Director: Daisuke Itō