About The King
- Released on November 23, 1962
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.
Full Cast of The King
Rentaro Mikuni
Chikage Awashima
Yoshiko Mita
Hideo Murata
Shin'ichi Chiba
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Tokue Hanazawa
Ryōsuke Kagawa
Taiji Tonoyama
Tsûsai Sugawara
Akira Tani
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