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.
Hidekazu Akai | Ayumu Tobita |
Masaya Kato | Ryuzo Kayama |
Tomisaburō Wakayama | Sanae Mitamura |
Nobuo Kaneko | Tennoji |
Léona Hirota | Terumi |
Yuuko Nitou | Kanako Shimada |
Masatô Ibu | Katsura |
Jun Kunimura | First Bodyguard |
Sakae Umezu | Seiji Komada |
Akaji Maro | Hakugin |