The King

王将

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

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.

Guion

Daisuke Itō

Dirección

Daisuke Itō

Novela

Hideji Hōjō

Música

Akira Ifukube

Estado

Estrenada

Estreno

23/11/1962

Idioma original

Japonés