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Dokonjo Taisho
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Dokonjo Taisho

1966-06-02 · 75 min · Not rated

Ryosuke Kotaki's life motto was his grandfather's will, "Study, make money, drink alcohol, and win the first prize". So, first of all, he went to Osaka to win the first prize with favorite shogi. In the car, he hit it off with a woman named Okichi and decided to live in the Shogi Kaisho, which is run by Okichi's father, Yoichi. Ryosuke's skill was strong, and he was happy to make a lot of money in gambling shogi. However, he lost to a middle-aged man by dropping four cards. This man was actually Heihachi Kudo, who is said to be the best of both worlds in the Kansai chess world at the time...

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Directors
Michiyoshi Doi
Production companies
Shochiku
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Hiroyuki NagatoHiroyuki Nagato
Shoichi Hirai
Shintarō Kuraoka
Tamao NakamuraTamao Nakamura
Eiko Ito
Seizaburō KawazuSeizaburō Kawazu
Kyoji SugiKyoji Sugi
Kō NishimuraKō Nishimura
Shinsuke MikimotoShinsuke Mikimoto
Shunji Natsume
Katsuhiko KobayashiKatsuhiko Kobayashi
Saburō Sawai
Tatsuo EndōTatsuo Endō
千代田新一
Ichirō Yuki
Minoru Hasegawa

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