The King
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1hr
32mins
Directed by
Daisuke Itō,
Starring
Rentaro Mikuni,
Chikage Awashima,
Yoshiko Mita,
Hideo Murata
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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.
