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- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
About The King
- Drama
Synopsis
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.
- Director
- Daisuke Itō
- Writers
- Daisuke Itō
- Hideji Hōjō
- Original title
- 王将
