Actor Kentaro Sakaguchi appeared on stage on the opening day of his starring movie "Sunflower on the Board" (directed by Kumazawa Naoto) in Tokyo on October 31st, along with co-star Ken Watanabe and original author Yuzuzuki Yuko.
The film is a human mystery, a live-action adaptation of the novel of the same name (Chuokoron-Shinsha) by Yuzuki, known for works such as "The Blood of Wolves." A mysterious skeleton is discovered in the mountains. The clue to solving the case lies in a rare set of shogi pieces, of which only seven exist in the world, discovered alongside the body. The suspect is Kamijo Keisuke, a genius shogi player who suddenly appeared on the scene and became an instant sensation. During the investigation, the existence of Tomei Shigeki, a man who lived in the underworld of gambling shogi, emerges as an important figure with knowledge of Tomei's past. What happened between Tomei and Tomei? Tomei's mysterious upbringing is revealed. It was an unimaginably brutal one...
