王将 (1962)

Name: 王将
Genre: 드라마
Released: 1962-11-23
Duration: 1 h 32 min
Rating: 8
Cast: 三国連太郎, 淡島千景, 미타 요시코, 村田英雄, 소니 치바

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.