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The King
Movie

The King

“The life story of the shogi master&maniac Sankichi Sakata in the Meiji era.”

19621h 32m

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.

Ratings

TMDB ★ 8.0 (1)

Genres

Drama

Cast

Details

Director
Daisuke Itō
Writer
Daisuke Itō
Released
1962-11-23
Language
Japanese
Country
Japan

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