Satoshi Murayama

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Satoshi Murayama
Native name	村山聖
Born	June 15, 1969
Hometown	Fuchū town, Hiroshima
Nationality	Japanese
Died	August 8, 1998(1998-08-08) (aged 29)
Career
Achieved professional status	November 5, 1986(1986-11-05) (aged 17)
Badge Number	180
Rank	9 dan
Retired	August 9, 1998(1998-08-09) (aged 29)
Teacher	Nobuo Mori [ja] (7 dan)
Career record	356–201 (.639)

Satoshi Murayama (村山 聖, murayama satoshi, June 15, 1969 – August 8, 1998) was a Japanese professional shogi player who achieved the rank of 9-dan.^[1]

As a child, he spent much of his time hospitalized due to nephrotic syndrome. He later acquired bladder cancer but focused on shogi rather than getting treatment.^[2]

The movie Satoshi: A Move for Tomorrow was based on Murayama's life as a shogi professional.^[2]

Nikaidō Harunobu from the

is a character modeled after Murayama.

References

External links

• Japan Shogi Association official profile page (in Japanese)