The King
movie
View on VideBits →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
Chikage Awashima · Hideo Murata · Mikijiro Hira · Rentaro Mikuni · Ryōsuke Kagawa · Sonny Chiba · Taiji Tonoyama · Tokue Hanazawa · Tsûsai Sugawara · Yoshiko Mita · Daisuke Itō