Directed by:
Toshiaki ToyodaScreenplay:
Toshiaki ToyodaComposer:
Toshiaki ToyodaCast:
Ryūhei Matsuda, Yôjirô Noda, 永山絢斗, Shōta Sometani, Kiyohiko Shibukawa, 駒木根隆介, Hirofumi Arai, Taichi Saotome, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Mone Kamishiraishi, 石橋静河 (more)Plots(1)
Based on the true story of Shoji “Crybaby” Segawa, a talented player of shogi, a Japanese variant of chess. After rising quickly in a shore-kai, an organization that supervises professional shogi status, Shoji fails to fulfill the ironclad requirement of reaching the 4th rank by age 26. With the encouragement of his friends, he sets out to achieve the impossible: to be the first amateur to become a shogi professional. (Montreal World Film Festival)
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Ryūhei Matsuda
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