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The King

1973Directed by Hiromichi Horikawa

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Released: May 19, 1973
Runtime: 1h 41m

About The King

Drama

Synopsis

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.

Director: Hiromichi Horikawa
Writers: Hideji Hōjō
Ryōzō Kasahara
Original title: 王将

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