The Grand Master

1h 34m
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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?

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
Mitsugu Terashima
Shimazu
Toshiaki Konoe
Nakahama
Hiroshi Ueda
Masago
Tominosuke Hayama
Saburi
Sumao Ishihara
Yoshimatsu
Eijirō Kataoka
Kazuhana
Sashō Ichikawa
Takezo
Ikkei Tamaki
Kohei
Shiro Miura
Minami
Misako Tokiwa
Kiyo
Sayoko Kasumi
Unknown
Kanae Kobayashi
Saya
Jirō Tamiya
Kin-chan

Crew

Daisuke Itō
Director, Writer
Mitsuzō Miyata
Editor
Hideo Ishimoto
Director of Photography
Tai Katō
Assistant Director
Hisashi Okuda
Producer
Heikichi Kakui
Production Design
Yukio Kaihara
Sound
Goro Nishi
Original Music Composer
Hideji Hōjō
Theatre Play

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