The Grand Master

The Grand Master (1948)

Based on the true story of master shogi player, Sankichi Sakata.

  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1948-10-18
  • Runtime: 1h 34min
  • Language: 日本語
  • Production Company: Daiei Film
  • Production Country: Japan
  • Director: Daisuke Itō

Summary

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?

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  • 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
  • Shirō Miura

    as Minami
  • Misako Tokiwa

    as Kiyo
  • Sayoko Kasumi

    as
  • Kanae Kobayashi

    as Saya
  • Jirō Tamiya

    as Kin-chan
Directing Daisuke Itō Director
Writing Daisuke Itō Writer
Sound Yukio Kaihara Sound
Sound Gorō Nishi Original Music Composer
Production Hisashi Okuda Producer
Writing Hideji Hōjō Theatre Play
Editing Mitsuzô Miyata Editor
Art Heikichi Kakui Production Design
Camera Hideo Ishimoto Director of Photography
Directing Tai Katō Assistant Director

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