The King
19731h 41m
Drama
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Genre
- Drama
- Origin
- Japan
About
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.
Where to watch
Not available to stream in United States yet. It is in Japan.
Details
- Director
- Hiromichi Horikawa
- Writing
- Ryōzō Kasahara
- Status
- Released
- Released
- May 19, 1973
- Studio
- TOHO, Toho Pictures
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
Kazuya Oguri
Ogura
Tetsuo Morishita
Shinohara
Katsuhiko Sasaki
Yamada
Dai Nagasawa
Miyamatsu
Ichirō Ryūzaki
Count Yanagisawa
Hideo Murata
Machida
Kazuo Katō
Doctor
Haruo Suzuki
Newspaper reporter
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