The King

The King

1973 · 101 min · Drama

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.

Directed by Hiromichi Horikawa · Written by Ryōzō Kasahara

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