The King
May 19, 1973 · 1h 41m
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Director
Hiromichi HorikawaOverview
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.
Cast of The King
Shintarō KatsuSankichi Sakata
Tatsuya NakadaiKinjiro Sekine
Tamao NakamuraKoharu Sakata
Mikiko OtonashiTamae Sakata
Makoto FujitaShinkichi
Kan TaniguchiTakahama
Tomo'o NagaiDr. Kikuoka
Kenzō TabuKojima- Masao ImanishiTamiya
Takamaru SasakiKobayashi Tōhakusai
Takao ZushiKoizumi- Fukami HarueOkane
- Kazuya OguriOgura
Tetsuo MorishitaShinohara
Katsuhiko SasakiYamada- Dai NagasawaMiyamatsu
Ichirō RyūzakiCount Yanagisawa
Hideo MurataMachida
Kazuo KatōDoctor
Haruo SuzukiNewspaper reporter- Yūjirō IshihamaMan with gold-rimmed glasses
- Yasuzō OgawaPostman
Chieko HaradaOtoki
Crew of The King
Hiromichi HorikawaDirector- Ryōzō KasaharaScreenplay
- Hideji HōjōNovel
- Sanezumi FujimotoProducer
- Michio MoriokaProducer
Masaru SatōOriginal Music Composer- Yuzuru AizawaDirector of Photography
- Yoshitami KuroiwaEditor
- Satoru ChūkoArt Direction
- 羽田昭三Lighting Technician
- Yoshisuke KawasakiAssistant Director
- Choshichiro SakaiSound Recordist
About The King
What is The King about?
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.
When was The King released?
The King was released on May 19, 1973.
How long is The King?
The King runs 1 hour 41 minutes (101 minutes).
Who directed The King?
The King was directed by Hiromichi Horikawa.
Who is in the cast of The King?
The cast of The King includes Shintarō Katsu (Sankichi Sakata), Tatsuya Nakadai (Kinjiro Sekine), Tamao Nakamura (Koharu Sakata), Mikiko Otonashi (Tamae Sakata) and Makoto Fujita (Shinkichi).