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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.
November 23, 1962
Toei Company
17 people
Rentaro Mikuni
Sankichi Sakata
Acting
Chikage Awashima
Acting
Yoshiko Mita
Acting
Hideo Murata
Acting
Sonny Chiba
Acting
Mikijiro Hira
Acting
Tokue Hanazawa
Acting
Ryōsuke Kagawa
Acting
Taiji Tonoyama
Acting
Tsûsai Sugawara
Acting
Akira Tani
Acting
Takashi Kanda
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