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

The King Released

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Drama
  • 8
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  • 1962
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  • ja
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  • JP
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  • 1h 32m

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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