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.
Genre: Drama
Stars: Rentaro Mikuni, Chikage Awashima, Yoshiko Mita, Hideo Murata, Sonny Chiba, Mikijiro Hira
Crew: Daisuke Itō (Screenplay), Akira Ifukube (Music), Junya Satō (Assistant Director), Daisuke Itō (Director), Hideji Hōjō (Novel)
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Studio: Toei Company
Runtime: 92 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Nov 23, 1962
IMDb: 10
Keywords:shogi
