
94 minutes
10/18/1948
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?

Tsumasaburō Bandō
as Sankichi Sakata

Isamu Kosugi
as Kikuoka

Tatsuo Saitō
as Ôkura

Mitsuko Mito
as Koharu

Osamu Takizawa
as Sekine

Ryutaro Otomo
as Môri

Miki Sanjō
as Tamae

Masao Mishima
as Shinzo

Ryōsuke Kagawa
as Ozawa

Kōichi Katsuragi
as Yashiro
Mitsugu Terashima
as Shimazu

Toshiaki Konoe
as Nakahama
Hiroshi Ueda
as Masago
Tominosuke Hayama
as Saburi
Sumao Ishihara
as Yoshimatsu

Eijirō Kataoka
as Kazuhana
Sashō Ichikawa
as Takezo
Ikkei Tamaki
as Kohei
Shiro Miura
as Minami

Misako Tokiwa
as Kiyo
Sayoko Kasumi

Kanae Kobayashi
as Saya
Jirō Tamiya
as Kin-chan