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The King

王将

19731h 41m0.0/ 10 · TMDB · 0 votes
Drama

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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Directed by Hiromichi Horikawa

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Ansh Kapoor

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The people behind the story

Shintarō Katsu
Shintarō Katsu

Sankichi Sakata

Tatsuya Nakadai
Tatsuya Nakadai

Kinjiro Sekine

Tamao Nakamura
Tamao Nakamura

Koharu Sakata

Mikiko Otonashi
Mikiko Otonashi

Tamae Sakata

Makoto Fujita
Makoto Fujita

Shinkichi

Kan Taniguchi

Takahama

Tomo'o Nagai
Tomo'o Nagai

Dr. Kikuoka

Kenzō Tabu
Kenzō Tabu

Kojima

Masao Imanishi

Tamiya

Takamaru Sasaki

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Last checked 9 Oct 2026.

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Film details

Released19 May 1973
Original languageJapanese
CountriesJapan
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