The King

Synopsis

Sakata Sankichi, an amateur shogi player living in the slums of Osaka, is so obsessed with the board game that he spends all of his family's money to keep playing in the hope of defeating star player Sekine.

Details

Director

Hiromichi Horikawa

Release

May 19, 1973

Status

Released

Country

Japan

Network

TOHO

Runtime

1h 41m

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Where to watch

No known streaming options in United States.

Cast

• 
  Shintarō Katsu

  Sankichi Sakata
• 
  Tatsuya Nakadai

  Kinjiro Sekine
• 
  Tamao Nakamura

  Koharu Sakata
• 
  Mikiko Otonashi

  Tamae Sakata
• 
  Makoto Fujita

  Shinkichi
• Kan Taniguchi

  Takahama
• 
  Tomo'o Nagai

  Dr. Kikuoka
• 
  Kenzō Tabu

  Kojima
• Masao Imanishi

  Tamiya
• 
  Takamaru Sasaki

  Kobayashi Tōhakusai
• 
  Takao Zushi

  Koizumi
• Fukami Harue

  Okane

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