The Grand Master (1948)
Overview
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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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
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| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | ja |
| Popularity | 3.017 |
Directed By
Daisuke Itō
Crew
Daisuke Itō
Daisuke Itō
Hideji Hōjō
Hisashi Okuda
Hideo Ishimoto
Heikichi Kakui
Gorō Nishi
Yukio Kaihara
Mitsuzô Miyata
Tai Katō
TOP 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
Shirō Miura
Minami
Misako Tokiwa
Kiyo
Kanae Kobayashi
Saya
Jirō Tamiya
Kin-chan
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