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The King

📅 11/23/1962⏱️ 92 minutes8.0/10

Overview

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.

Release Date

November 23, 1962

Runtime

92 minutes

Rating

8.0/10(1 votes)

Status

Released

Genres

Drama

Cast

Content Source

Data provided by The Movie Database (TMDB).