4KHDRDolby Atmos
•PG-13•1962•1h 32m•8.0The King
“The life story of the shogi master & maniac Sankichi Sakata in the Meiji era.”
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.
Cast & Crew
Rentaro Mikuni
Sankichi Sakata
Chikage Awashima
Yoshiko Mita
Hideo Murata
Sonny Chiba
Mikijiro Hira
Tokue Hanazawa
Ryōsuke Kagawa
Taiji Tonoyama
Tsûsai Sugawara
Akira Tani
Takashi Kanda
Harue Akagi
Mitsugu Terashima
Information
Studio
Dir. Daisuke Itō
Genre
Original Release
1962-11-23
Video Format
4K UHD • HDR10 • Dolby Vision
Audio
Dolby Atmos, 5.1, Stereo
Accessibility
Closed Captions (CC), Audio Description (AD)
Community Rating
8.0 / 10
Content Advisory
PG-13 (13+)
