Check (1991)
Overview
Set in Osaka's Shinsekai, the film depicts the lives of Ayumu Tobita (Hidekazu Akai), who makes a living as a shogi gambler (shinken-shi), and Ryuzo Kayama (Masaya Kato) who aims to become a professional player.
Cast
Hidekazu Akai
Ayumu Tobita
Masaya Katō
Ryuzo Kayama
Tomisaburō Wakayama
Sanae Mitamura
Nobuo Kaneko
Tennoji
Léona Hirota
Terumi
Yuuko Nitou
Kanako Shimada
Masatô Ibu
Katsura
Jun Kunimura
First Bodyguard
Sakae Umezu
Seiji Komada
Akaji Maro
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