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On November 2, 1905, local time, the closing film of the 29th Tokyo International Film Festival, "Sacred Youth", was released at the Roppongi Theater, and after the screening, director Yoshitaka Mori and the main creator Kenichi Matsuyama and Higashi Izumi Masada appeared at the audience meeting.
The film tells that in 1994, Murayama Seiji (Kenichi Matsuyama) leaves the famous teacher Nobuo Mori, who has been following since the age of 15, and travels to Tokyo in order to win the highest title in shogi, "Celebrity". At an early age, Murayama suffered from the evil disease of diabetic kidney hardening, and although Murayama often felt that death was imminent, he chose to dedicate his life to the cause of shogi. Murayama's contemporary, Yoshiharu Habu (Masadai Higashiide), who has achieved feats in shogi as never before, stimulates Murayama and continues to challenge. At this time, Murayama had discovered that he had cancer in his body, but he endured the pain and was determined to continue the shogi to the end.
Kenichi Matsuyama, who plays Seiji Murayama, said: "Every time I participate in the film festival, I feel the strength, it seems to give me the courage to move forward, and I always have a new feeling of gratitude. Later, when talking about the work, he said: "The traditional Japanese cultural shogi is expressed in the unique beauty of Japan, and I hope that audiences around the world can come to watch this film." ”
In the film, Higashiide Masaharu, who played Habu Yoshiharu, who had a close communication with Murayama Seiji during his lifetime, said that "I really couldn't imagine what a shogi movie would look like at the beginning", "This film depicts the way of life as a human being and the war between men, which is actually connected to the world." Even viewers who do not know the rules of shogi will experience the subtle emotions of the film when they watch the film. ”
Because the film depicts the posture of people living in a world of victory and defeat, Sappori Yoshida, who won the silver medal in women's wrestling 53 kg at the Rio Olympic Games this year, Hiroshi Miyake, who won the bronze medal in women's weightlifting 48 kg, and Takuya Haneda, who won the bronze medal in men's kayaking, also appeared at the venue. In addition, Kenichi Matsuyama has a lot of resonance for the role of Murayama Sheng, who fights desperately: "For him, shogi is similar to what we say about 'alive' in the work of the actor. Only this is still not life, the movie also shows the scene of drinking and playing mahjong, not being swayed by disease, and burning in the way you like, which is the attitude of life. ”
It is reported that "Holy Youth" will be released nationwide in Japan on November 19.
