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The King

Toei Company19621h 32m

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

Drama

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…

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MOVIE STATUSReleased

Starring Rentaro Mikuni, Chikage Awashima, Yoshiko Mita

Released
Nov 23, 1962
Status
Released
Original Title
王将
Original Language
Japanese
Runtime
92 min
Countries
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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