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.

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.

今回参加するのは、企画の存在を知ってから自身の監督作を想像していたという高良、ミュージックビデオの監督経験がある玉木、大学で舞踊学を専攻しダンサーの顔も持つ土屋、子役の頃から数々の撮影現場を経験してきた中川、狂言師であり舞台演出も手がける萬斎という面々だ。全員が映画監督の挑戦は初めて。5人が初監督への意気込みを語ったコメントは下記に掲載した。制作プロダクションは第1弾から引き続き「百円の恋」「ビジランテ」「犬猿」などで知られるスタジオブルーが担う。