Check (1991)

10.0/10 107 min Drama

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

Hakugin

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