Banjou no Himawari

Banjou no Himawari (2019)

EndedScripted showMystery

In 1994, a human skeleton is found in the mountain of Saitama. A shogi game piece is found with the skeleton. The shogi piece was made by a master craftsman. Veteran detective Takeshi and rookie detective Naoya begin to investigate the owner of the shogi piece. Keisuke is a genius professional shogi player. While doing an interview with a shogi magazine, Keisuke recalls his childhood. In 1972, Keisuke was an elementary school student and he lived with his father. His father was violent and did not even give Keisuke a proper meal. Keisuke happened to meet Koichiro, who was a retired teacher. Koichiro was nice to Keisuke and, because of him, Keisuke became fascinated with the game of shogi. Detective Takeshi and Detective Naoya go to see Keisuke. Is Keisuke the killer? Who is the dead person? 

Network
Scheduleevery Sunday at 20:00 (49 min)

Last Episode

Episode 4
Season 1Episode 449 min

Episode 4

Sep 29, 2019

Recent Episodes

EpisodeNameAirdate
S01E04Episode 4Sep 29, 2019
S01E03Episode 3Sep 22, 2019
S01E02Episode 2Sep 15, 2019
S01E01Episode 1Sep 8, 2019
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Cast

Yudai Chiba

Yudai Chiba

plays Kamijo Keisuke
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Characters

Kamijo Keisuke

Kamijo Keisuke

played by Yudai Chiba
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Also known as

  • The Sunflower on the Shogi Board
  • Banjo no Himawari
  • 盤上の向日葵 (Japan)
  • Подсолнух на доске для сёги (Russian Federation)

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