Based on the true story of master shogi player, Sankichi Sakata.
The Grand Master
Shogi, a Japanese form of chess, is a game that requires skill and determination. When poor sandal-maker Sakata decides to pursue his dream of becoming the Shogi Grand Master Champion, everything is at stake – including his family. What will it cost for Sakata to follow his passion?
Daisuke ItōDirector
Daisuke ItōWriter
Top Billed Cast
Tsumasaburō Bandō
Sankichi Sakata
Isamu Kosugi
Kikuoka
Tatsuo Saitō
Ôkura
Mitsuko Mito
Koharu
Osamu Takizawa
Sekine
Ryutaro Otomo
Môri
Miki Sanjō
Tamae
Masao Mishima
Shinzo
Ryōsuke Kagawa
Ozawa
Kōichi Katsuragi
Yashiro
Toshiaki Konoe
Nakahama
Eijirō Kataoka
Kazuhana
