Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb5.9/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Daisuke ItōScreenplay
- Daisuke ItōDirector
- Akira IfukubeOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Rentaro MikuniCast
- Chikage AwashimaCast
- Yoshiko MitaCast
- Hideo MurataCast
- Sonny ChibaCast
- Mikijiro HiraCast
- Tokue HanazawaCast
- Ryōsuke KagawaCast
- Taiji TonoyamaCast
- Tsûsai SugawaraCast
- Akira TaniCast
- Takashi KandaCast
Stills
Themes
shogitaisho period