Kenta Sakaguchi Confirms Korea Visit for Film “Final Piece”…Meets Fans Directly on the 29th and 30th

The schedule for Kenta Sakaguchi’s Korea visit for stage greetings and a GV for “Final Piece” has been revealed.

2 Days and 1 Night Korea Visit and Official Promotion Schedule According to the film’s importer, NK Content, and the distributor, Japanese actor Kenta Sakaguchi will visit Korea on May 29 and 30 to promote the film “Final Piece.” This Korea visit comes about eight months after last year’s Busan International Film Festival, and is expected to make up for the disappointment over events that were canceled at the time due to unforeseen circumstances. Starting on the 29th with a press conference commemorating his Korea visit, Sakaguchi will take part in a special GV at Megabox COEX, where editor-in-chief Park Hye-eun will lead the session. Then on the 30th, he will continue with a relay schedule of stage greetings at Megabox Hongdae, Mokdong, and COEX in turn, along with a GV hosted together with CEO Jinmyeonghyeon Jinhyung, so he can communicate directly with domestic audiences.

A Solid Mystery Narrative Drawing Global Attention “Final Piece” is a suspense drama that unfolds a hidden secret between ‘Kesuke’ (Kenta Sakaguchi), a genius shogi player who becomes a suspect after a high-priced shogi set and an unidentified corpse are discovered, and ‘Tomyo’ (Ken Watanabe), a gambler who has disappeared. Based on the bestselling novel “The Sunflower of the Squares,” by Yuzuki Yuko, which won second place in Japan’s bookstore awards, it earned strong praise during its Japanese release thanks to its tightly constructed storyline. In this work, Kenta Sakaguchi attempts a transformation in acting by stepping away from his existing romantic image and portraying a genius player facing a brutal fate split apart by circumstance. He also shared that meeting this work in his 33rd year felt fated, while expressing special affection for the character.

Interest from Korea’s Film Industry and Global Fandom News of Kenta Sakaguchi’s Korea visit—he has high name recognition in Korea through titles such as “Ten Years Left to Live” and “Things Coming After Love”—is drawing concentrated interest from global fans. In particular, this production drew attention from the development stage itself thanks to the acting chemistry between Japan’s youth-star Kenta Sakaguchi and Korea’s “nation actor” Ken Watanabe. After about seven years of production, “Final Piece” is set to open in Korean theaters on May 27. Through stage greetings and a GV, Sakaguchi plans to share heartfelt behind-the-scenes stories and candid remarks about the characters directly, adding to the excitement leading up to release.