Release Date

September, 7th, 2018

Running Time

127 min

Genre

Drama , Feature

Color

Color

Screening Format

DCP

Screen Size

-

Sound Processing

-

Screening Format with Subtitles

English (DCP)

[ Directed by ]

• TOYODA Toshiaki

[ Produced by ]

• MORI Kyouichi
• OTAKI Ryo
• YUKIZANE Ryo
• HIRABE Takaaki

[ Cast ]

• MATSUDA Ryuhei ── SEGAWA Shoji
• NODA Yojiro ── SUZUKI Yuya
• NAGAYAMA Kento ── SHINDO Kazumasa

[ Staff ]

• SEGAWA Shoji ── Original Story
• TOYODA Toshiaki ── Screenplay
• KASAMATSU Norimichi ── Cinematography
• MIZUNO Kenichi ── Lighting
• MURAKAMI Masaki ── Editor

[ Production Company ]

"The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan" Project Partners

[ Distributor (Japan) ]

Tokyo Theatres

[ Story ]

The live-action adaptation of the autobiography of Segawa Shoji, a unique shogi (Japanese chess) player who left his white-collar job and turned pro at the age of thirty-five. It inspiringly depicts with rich emotion the comeback of a man who once failed at his dream. Director Toyoda Toshiaki, who himself once held shogi aspirations, teams up with lead actor Matsuda Ryuhei for the fourth time.
Shoji (Matsuda), called "Shottan", joined the Future Shogi Player Cultivation League, a professional shogi player training academy, at the age of fifteen. However, the league stipulates a player who does not rise to the 4th-dan by the age of twenty-six must withdraw from the league. As Shoji grows older, his losses mount under the strain.

[ Official Site ]

http://shottan-movie.jp

[ Film Festivals, Awards ]

2018 Montreal World Film Festival, Focus on World Cinema
2018 Hong Kong International Film Festival
2018 Hawaii International Film Festival

[ Contact (International) ]

WOWOW INC.
21F AKASAKA PARK Bldg., 5-2-20 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-6121
Attn: TAKAGAWA Aya
tel: +81 3 4330 8169
fax: +81 3 4330 8166
E-mail: aya.takagawa@wowow.co.jp
http://www.wowow.co.jp