Plot Summary

Keisuke, a 10-year-old boy, living hard despite being abused by his father, finds a ray of light in the midst of his suffering and conflict ---- a shogi world where he fights quietly and passionately in his sharpened senses. Even though he gives up and tries to escape from the light, his passion for shogi continues to guide him thereafter. Eventually, he would learn the true meaning of life.

Movie Details

Original Title
盤上の向日葵
Status
released
Original Language
ja

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Cast

Kentaro Sakaguchi as Keisuke Kamijo

Kentaro Sakaguchi

Keisuke Kamijo

Ken Watanabe as Shigeyoshi Toumyo

Ken Watanabe

Shigeyoshi Toumyo

Kuranosuke Sasaki as Tsuyoshi Ishiba

Kuranosuke Sasaki

Tsuyoshi Ishiba

Tao Tsuchiya as Natsuko

Tao Tsuchiya

Natsuko

Mahiro Takasugi as Naoya Sano

Mahiro Takasugi

Naoya Sano

Takuma Otoo as Keisuke Kamijo

Takuma Otoo

Keisuke Kamijo

Akira Emoto as Motoji Kanesaki

Akira Emoto

Motoji Kanesaki

Ikkei Watanabe as Ginjiro Tsunodate

Ikkei Watanabe

Ginjiro Tsunodate

Ukon Onoe as Yoshiki Mibu

Ukon Onoe

Yoshiki Mibu

Tae Kimura as

Tae Kimura

Fumiyo Kohinata as Koichiro Karasawa

Fumiyo Kohinata

Koichiro Karasawa

Kazuki Muramatsu as

Kazuki Muramatsu

Production Companies

Shochiku Studio logoShochiku Studio
Shochiku logoShochiku
Sony Pictures logoSony Pictures
Tristone Entertainment logoTristone Entertainment
U-NEXT logoU-NEXT
LY Corporation logoLY Corporation