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.
Cast
Rentaro Mikuni
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Chikage Awashima
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Yoshiko Mita
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Hideo Murata
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Sonny Chiba
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Mikijiro Hira
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Tokue Hanazawa
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Ryōsuke Kagawa
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Taiji Tonoyama
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Tsûsai Sugawara
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Akira Tani
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Takashi Kanda
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Harue Akagi
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Mitsugu Terashima
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Kosaku Okano
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Genji Kawai
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Yoshikazu Sugi
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