The King

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.

1h 41m1973

Japanese

Crew and Cast

Storyline

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.

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Info

Original title: 王将
Status: Released
Released: 19 May 1973
Runtime: 1h 41m

Production

Director: Hiromichi Horikawa
Writers: Hideji Hōjō, Ryōzō Kasahara
Studios: TOHO, Toho Pictures
Countries: Japan

Languages

Original: Japanese
Spoken: Japanese