Drama: Banjo no Himawari 2019
| Native Title | 盤上の向日葵 |
| Subtitle | English |
| Alternative title | The Sunflower on the Shogi Board |
| Directors | Honda Ryuichi |
| Screenwriters | Kuroiwa Tsutomu |
| Genres | Mystery, Investigation |
| Country | Japan |
| Episodes | 4 |
| Release Date | ep 8, 2019 - Sep 29, 2019 |
| Airs On | Sunday |
| Network | NHK |
| Duration | 50 min. |
Synopsis: Banjo no Himawari
In 1994 a human skeleton is found in Mount Saitama. A shogi toy is found with the skeleton. The shogi piece was made by a master craftsman. Veteran detective Takeshi and rookie detective Naoya start investigating the owner of the shogi piece.Keisuke is a brilliant professional shogi player. Keisuke remembers his childhood during an interview with a shogi magazine. In 1972 Keisuke was a primary school student and lived with his father. His father was violent and didn't even give Keisuke a good meal. Keisuke happened to meet Koichiro, who was a retired teacher. Koichiro was kind to Keisuke and Keisuke became fascinated by the game of shogi. investigator Takeshi and investigatorNaoya go to Keisuke. Is Keisuke the killer? Who is the dead?
Main Cast: Banjo no Himawari
Chiba Yudai as Kamijo Keisuke