Thinking about watching 'The King' from the comfort of your living room? Tracking down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the Daisuke Itō-directed movie via subscription can be confusing, so we here at Moviefone want to do the work for you.
Below, you'll find a number of top-tier streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription choices - along with the availability of 'The King' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into all the details of how you can watch 'The King' right now, here are some particulars about the Toei Company drama flick.
The King starring Rentaro Mikuni, Chikage Awashima, Yoshiko Mita, Hideo Murata has a Not Rated rating, a runtime of about 1 hr 32 min, and a scheduled release date of .
Let’s set the scene for you... Here's the plot: "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." .


































