Check (1991)
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.
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Cast
Hidekazu Akai
as Ayumu Tobita
Hidekazu Akai (赤井英和, Hidekazu Akai) is a Japanese actor and former Pro Boxer. After becoming a professional bpxer , Akai won the Junior Welterweight All Japan Rookie King Tournament by 3RKO against Oz...
Masaya Katō
as Ryuzo Kayama
Masaya Katō (born April 27, 1963) is a Japanese actor and seiyū from Nara in the Kansai region..
Tomisaburō Wakayama
as Sanae Mitamura
Tomisaburō Wakayama (若山 富三郎), born Masaru Okumura (奥村 勝) was a Japanese actor. His son is actor Kiichriō Wakayama..
Nobuo Kaneko
as Tennoji
Nobuo Kaneko (金子信雄 Kaneko Nobuo, 27 March 1923 – 20 January 1995) was a Japanese actor. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1950 and 1993. He was a versatile character actor, playing roles rang...
Léona Hirota
as Terumi
Japanese actress. She won the Award for Best Supporting Actress at the 13th Yokohama Film Festival for Ōte and Yumeji. In 1994, she married the actor Mitsuru Fukikoshi.
Yuuko Nitou
as Kanako Shimada
Director
Junji Sakamoto