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盤上の向日葵

2025

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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.

Travail

2002

Asami and Rina are two sisters who are both professional shogi players in the same B League. Both are also unsatisfied with their partners — Asami is in a slump and is danger of slipping into the C League and she blames her husband Kazuya, and Rina is tired of her boyfriend Hiroki, an unsuccessful musician.

Satoshi: A Move for Tomorrow

2016

Satoshi Murayama, the shogi (Japanese chess) master known as the arch-rival of Yoshiharu Habu, the shogi genius of the century, died of an intractable disease at age 29. Satoshi devoted his life to fighting not only the disease but also his rivals, feverishly pursuing the highest title, at risk to his life. Director Yoshitaka Mori (Hyakuhachi (2008), Space Brothers (2012)) depicts Murayama's true struggling life, full of love from his parents and teacher, based on the non-fiction novel written by Yoshio Osaki. Kenichi Matsuyama intensely portrays Satoshi and physically embodies the character.

Dokonjo Taisho

1966

Ryosuke Kotaki's life motto was his grandfather's will, "Study, make money, drink alcohol, and win the first prize". So, first of all, he went to Osaka to win the first prize with favorite shogi. In the car, he hit it off with a woman named Okichi and decided to live in the Shogi Kaisho, which is run by Okichi's father, Yoichi. Ryosuke's skill was strong, and he was happy to make a lot of money in gambling shogi. However, he lost to a middle-aged man by dropping four cards. This man was actually Heihachi Kudo, who is said to be the best of both worlds in the Kansai chess world at the time...

Susume, Karolina.

2018

Short anime about Karolina Styczyńska, the first female foreign shōgi player to be able to become a professional.

Zoku ôsho

1963

Adaptation of novel.

Shogi Hour

2008

A NHK shogi tournament parody. "55 AJN Trophy TV Shoji Tournament" Mr.Yamada versus Mr.Roboco.

eスポーーーーツリアルタイムバトル将棋EDITION

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Film about e-sport.

Yukiko a.k.a

2025

Yukiko, a 29-year-old elementary school teacher in Tokyo, struggles with student communication and personal insecurities. Overlooked in the “Favorite Teacher Ranking” and uneasy about her boyfriend’s marriage hints, she finds solace in hip-hop. Yet, in her first rap battle, she is completely overwhelmed by her opponent. This story follows Yukiko’s journey to discover the meaning of living authentically.

Splitsville

2025

Ashley asks for a divorce, watching as the good-natured Carey runs to his friends, Julie and Paul, for support. He’s shocked to discover that the secret to their happiness is an open marriage; that is, until Carey crosses the line and throws all of their relationships into chaos.

Revival

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In 2020, when a French robotics student investigates his mother's guarded secret about his true Armenian identity, he jeopardizes his university AI competition to travel to Artsakh and gets entangled in an unexpected full-scale war where he must rely on the evolving consciousness of his AI creation to save his life and learn the truth.

Erupcja

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An initimate look into the combustible relationship between two women in Warsaw; one Polish, the other a tourist.

Paint Me a Murder

1984

Luke Lorenz is a artist whose paintings don't sell. His imaginative wife Sandra reasons that sales of his works would increase tenfold if he were to die, so they fake his death.