Satoshi Murayama

{{Short description|Japanese shogi player (1969–1998)}}

{{Infobox shogi professional

| name = Satoshi Murayama

| native_name = 村山聖

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| born = June 15, 1969

| hometown = Fuchū town, Hiroshima

| nationality = Japanese

| died = {{Death date and age|1998|8|8|1969|6|15|mf=yes}}

| pro_date = {{event date and age|1986|11|5|1969|06|15}}

| badge_no = 180

| retirementdate = {{event date and age|1998|8|9|1969|6|15|mf=yes}}

| teacher = {{ill|Nobuo Mori|ja|森信雄}}

| teacher_rank = 7 dan

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| rank = 9 dan

| no_titles =

| tournaments =

| wins = 356

| losses = 201

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{{nihongo|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.{{cite web|url=http://www.shogi.net/nexus/murayama/index.html|accessdate=2018-02-27|title=Shogi.net}}

Life

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.{{Cite web|title = Movie about 'shogi' master Satoshi Murayama closes Tokyo International Film Festival|url = https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2016/11/02/films/movie-shogi-master-satoshi-murayama-closes-tokyo-international-film-festival/#.XMeFaC3My-4|website = Japantimes.co.uk|accessdate = 2019-04-29}}

Representation in media

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

Nikaidō Harunobu from the manga series March Comes in like a Lion is a character modeled after Murayama.

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