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Hidekazu Akai
赤井英和

Ayumu Tobita

Masaya Katô
Masaya Katô

Ryuzo Kayama

Tomisaburō Wakayama
若山富三郎

Sanae Mitamura

Nobuo Kaneko
金子信雄

Tennoji

Léona Hirota
広田レオナ

Terumi

Yuuko Nitou
仁藤優子

Kanako Shimada

Masatô Ibu
伊武雅刀

Katsura

Jun Kunimura
國村隼

First Bodyguard

Sakae Umezu
梅津栄

Seiji Komada

Akaji Maro
麿赤兒

Hakugin

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    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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    1991-11-25

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