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The King

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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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Release / first air1973-05-19
Original languageJA
GenresDrama
DirectorHiromichi Horikawa
WriterHideji Hōjō
BudgetNot available
RevenueNot available
ProductionTOHO, Toho Pictures

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10 cast members
Shintarō KatsuShintarō KatsuSankichi Sakata
Tatsuya NakadaiTatsuya NakadaiKinjiro Sekine
Tamao NakamuraTamao NakamuraKoharu Sakata
Mikiko OtonashiMikiko OtonashiTamae Sakata
Makoto FujitaMakoto FujitaShinkichi
Kan TaniguchiKan TaniguchiTakahama
Tomo'o NagaiTomo'o NagaiDr. Kikuoka
Kenzō TabuKenzō TabuKojima
Masao ImanishiMasao ImanishiTamiya
Takamaru SasakiTakamaru SasakiKobayashi Tōhakusai

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#based on play or musical#shogi#taisho period

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