Poster of The King

The King

Plot: 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
Release Date: Friday, November 23 1962
63 years ago
Genres: Drama
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Cast

Portrait of Rentaro MikuniRentaro Mikuni. Rentaro Mikuni was 39 in The King
Birthday: Sat, Jan 20 1923 –
Died: Sun, Apr 14 2013
Portrait of Chikage AwashimaChikage Awashima. Chikage Awashima was 38 in The King
Birthday: Sun, Feb 24 1924 –
Died: Thu, Feb 16 2012
Portrait of Yoshiko MitaYoshiko Mita. Yoshiko Mita was 21 in The King
Birthday: Wed, Oct 08 1941
Portrait of Hideo MurataHideo Murata. Hideo Murata was 33 in The King
Birthday: Thu, Jan 17 1929 –
Died: Thu, Jun 13 2002
Portrait of Sonny ChibaSonny Chiba. Sonny Chiba was 23 in The King
Birthday: Mon, Jan 23 1939 –
Died: Thu, Aug 19 2021
Portrait of Mikijiro HiraMikijiro Hira. Mikijiro Hira was 29 in The King
Birthday: Tue, Nov 21 1933 –
Died: Sat, Oct 22 2016
Portrait of Tokue HanazawaTokue Hanazawa. Tokue Hanazawa was 51 in The King
Birthday: Wed, Oct 18 1911 –
Died: Wed, Mar 07 2001
Portrait of Ryōsuke KagawaRyōsuke Kagawa. Ryōsuke Kagawa was 66 in The King
Birthday: Sat, Oct 10 1896 –
Died: Fri, Apr 17 1987
Portrait of Taiji TonoyamaTaiji Tonoyama. Taiji Tonoyama was 47 in The King
Birthday: Sun, Oct 17 1915 –
Died: Sun, Apr 30 1989
Portrait of Tsûsai SugawaraTsûsai Sugawara. Tsûsai Sugawara was 68 in The King
Birthday: Fri, Feb 16 1894 –
Died: Sat, Jun 13 1981
Portrait of Akira TaniAkira Tani. Akira Tani was 52 in The King
Birthday: Thu, Sep 22 1910 –
Died: Thu, Aug 11 1966
Portrait of Takashi KandaTakashi Kanda. Takashi Kanda was 44 in The King
Birthday: Sun, Apr 14 1918 –
Died: Sun, Jul 13 1986
Portrait of Harue AkagiHarue Akagi. Harue Akagi was 38 in The King
Birthday: Fri, Mar 14 1924 –
Died: Thu, Nov 29 2018
Portrait of Mitsugu TerashimaMitsugu Terashima. Mitsugu Terashima was 58 in The King
Birthday: Mon, May 30 1904 –
Died: Tue, May 25 1965
Portrait of Kosaku OkanoKosaku Okano. Kosaku Okano was 29 in The King
Birthday: Thu, Feb 09 1933
Portrait of Genji KawaiGenji Kawai. Genji Kawai was 44 in The King
Birthday: Fri, Oct 04 1918 –
Died: Wed, Dec 17 2008
Portrait of Yoshikazu SugiYoshikazu Sugi. Yoshikazu Sugi was 35 in The King
Birthday: Tue, Jun 07 1927 –
Died: Mon, Mar 20 2017

Crew

Portrait of Daisuke ItōDaisuke Itō. Daisuke Itō was 64 in The King as 'Screenplay, Director'
Birthday: Thu, Oct 13 1898 –
Died: Sun, Jul 19 1981
Portrait of Junya SatōJunya Satō. Junya Satō was 30 in The King as 'Assistant Director'
Birthday: Sun, Nov 06 1932 –
Died: Sat, Feb 09 2019
Portrait of Akira IfukubeAkira Ifukube. Akira Ifukube was 48 in The King as 'Original Music Composer'
Birthday: Sun, May 31 1914 –
Died: Mon, Feb 06 2006
Portrait of Hideji HōjōHideji Hōjō. Hideji Hōjō was 60 in The King as 'Novel'
Birthday: Fri, Nov 07 1902 –
Died: Sun, May 19 1996