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? 

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Scheduleevery Sunday at 20:00 (49 min)

Recent Episodes

EpisodeNameAirdate
S01E04Episode 4Sept. 29, 2019
S01E03Episode 3Sept. 22, 2019
S01E02Episode 2Sept. 15, 2019
S01E01Episode 1Sept. 8, 2019
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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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