The King
Original title: 王将
Movie19621h 32m
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Storyline
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.
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- Original title
- 王将
- Original language
- Japanese
- Languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
- Production
- Toei Company
- Released
- November 23, 1962
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
