Film

The King 1962

92 min TMDB 8.0 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 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.

Sign in to save this title

Watch free in the UK

Not listed as free in the UK right now. You can still watch the official trailer below.

Cast

  • Rentaro Mikuni as Sankichi Sakata
  • Chikage Awashima
  • Yoshiko Mita
  • Hideo Murata
  • Sonny Chiba
  • Mikijiro Hira

Similar films

Reviews

No reviews yet. Be the first if you have an account.

Sign in to leave a review.