The film takes place at the junction of the two eras of Meiji and Taisho. Sakata Sankichi, an uneducated zori sandal maker, becomes a professional shogi player through his genius shogi skills and lives a fanatically devoted shogi game supported by the love of his family. This is the 3rd adaptation of Hideji Hojo's famous play.

• Toei Company
• Rentaro Mikuni
• Chikage Awashima
• Yoshiko Mita
• Hideo Murata
• Sonny Chiba
• Mikijiro Hira
• Tokue Hanazawa
• Ryōsuke Kagawa