The Final Piece

"This encounter will change your destiny."

2025 2h 3m JA

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7.7

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6.2

IMDB

★7.7TMDB · 7★6.2IMDB · 25

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Synopsis

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Keisuke, a 10-year-old boy, living hard despite being abused by his father, finds a ray of light in the midst of his suffering and conflict ---- a shogi world where he fights quietly and passionately in his sharpened senses. Even though he gives up and tries to escape from the light, his passion for shogi continues to guide him thereafter. Eventually, he would learn the true meaning of life.

“This encounter will change your destiny.”

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Cast

Kentaro Sakaguchi
Keisuke Kamijo
Ken Watanabe
Shigeyoshi Toumyo
Kuranosuke Sasaki
Tsuyoshi Ishiba
Tao Tsuchiya
Natsuko
Mahiro Takasugi
Naoya Sano
Takuma Otoo
Keisuke Kamijo
Akira Emoto
Motoji Kanesaki
Ikkei Watanabe
Ginjiro Tsunodate

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Naoto Kumazawa
Writers: Naoto Kumazawa, Yuko Yuzuki
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released last year.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Naoto Kumazawa, shot by Shôji Ehara. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Harumi Fuuki. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Naoto Kumazawa shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Kentaro Sakaguchi and Ken Watanabe and Kuranosuke Sasaki carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "This encounter will change your destiny.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt38133917 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Naoto Kumazawa directs. Shôji Ehara behind the camera. Harumi Fuuki scores. Naoto Kumazawa cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

1Released last year.
2Directed by Naoto Kumazawa, shot by Shôji Ehara. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Harumi Fuuki. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Naoto Kumazawa shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Kentaro Sakaguchi and Ken Watanabe and Kuranosuke Sasaki carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "This encounter will change your destiny.".
7IMDB entry: tt38133917 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 9 themes, including "skeleton", "based on novel or book", "abusive father", "murder".