“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.
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Cast
17 people
Rentaro Mikuni
Sankichi Sakata
Known for
Kwaidan
The Burmese Harp
Chikage Awashima
Known for
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
Early Spring
Yoshiko Mita
Also in
Nagi's Long Vacation
Samaritan Zatoichi
Hideo Murata
Also in
Showdown of Men 3
Judo vs. Karate
Sonny Chiba
Known for
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
Mikijiro Hira
Known for
The Face of Another
Sword of the Beast
Tokue Hanazawa
Known for
The Castle of Sand
Ryōsuke Kagawa
Known for
Ugetsu
Sansho the Bailiff
Taiji Tonoyama
Known for
Onibaba
In the Realm of the Senses
Tsûsai Sugawara
Known for
Equinox Flower
Tokyo Twilight
Akira Tani
Known for
Mothra vs. Godzilla
Drunken Angel
Takashi Kanda
Known for
Return of Giant Majin
Daisuke Itō Director · Hideji Hōjō Author Akira Ifukube Composer
First release November 23, 1962 · Produced in Japan · Original title 王将
Production
Toei Company
Production
Japan
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Original title
王将
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · November 23, 1962
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No release date listed for United States.
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