Movielogr
The King (1962)
Directed by Daisuke Itô
Overview
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.
Length 92 minutes
Actors
Sonny Chiba | Taiji Tonoyama | Rentarô Mikuni | Mikijiro Hira | Yoshiko Mita | Chikage Awashima | Harue Akagi | Ryôsuke Kagawa | Tsûsai Sugawara | Akira Tani | Tokue Hanazawa | Takashi Kanda | Mitsugu Terashima | Genji Kawai | Hideo Murata | Yoshikazu Sugi | Kosaku Okano