Released:
1962-11-23

Overview:
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.

Director:
Daisuke Itō

Runtime:
1h 32min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Rentaro Mikuni
• 
  Chikage Awashima
• 
  Yoshiko Mita
• 
  Hideo Murata
• 
  Sonny Chiba