The King 1962
王将
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.
Cast
Crew
- Director
- Daisuke Itō
- Writers
- Daisuke Itō, Hideji Hōjō
- Composer
- Akira Ifukube
Details
- Release date
- Nov 23, 1962
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Status
- Released
- Studios
- Toei Company
- Country
- Japan
- Language
- Japanese
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