王将 (1962)

Name: 王将
Genre: 剧情
Released: 1962-11-23
Duration: 1 h 32 min
Rating: 8
Cast: 三国连太郎, 淡岛千景, 三田佳子, 村田英雄, 千叶真一

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.