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
62 years ago
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Cast

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

Crew

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