The Final Piece

The Final Piece 2025 Directed by Naoto Kumazawa 盤上の向日葵

This encounter will change your destiny.

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.

Country Japan

Production Country Japan

Language Japanese

Spoken Language Japanese

Gneres Drama , Mystery

Production Companies Shochiku , Nippan Group Holdings , Yomiuri Shimbun Company , Shochiku Studio , Sony Pictures , Tristone Entertainment , Shochiku Broadcasting , U-NEXT , LY Corporation , CHUOKORON-SHINSHA , SEIBIDO

Release Date 31 October 2025

123 mins