Sunflower Showdown to pay for the construction of Allen Fieldhouse, which would seat 17,000. KU opened the facility with a 77–66 victory over Kansas State on March 1, 1955. This period also saw the beginning of the 'Sunflower Doubleheader', with two non-conference teams visiting the state to play KU and K-State at one venue one night, then switching venues and opponents the following evening. This event was held from 1957 to 1968, and featured national powerhouses such as UCLA, Xavier, San Francisco, St. Joseph's, Cal, and Marquette. The basketball rivalry between the two schools continued unabated through the 1960s and 1970s, with
Sunflower (2005 film) than $24,000 dollars in the US as contrasted to over $8 million from foreign releases. "Sunflower" was shown at several international film festivals. It ultimately won the Silver Shell for Best Director and the Jury Award for Best Photography at the San Sebastián International Film Festival in 2006. The film has garnered a 64 "fresh" rating from review database Rotten Tomatoes, and a rating of 64 from Metacritic. Sunflower (2005 film) Sunflower () is a 2005 Chinese film directed by Zhang Yang. Zhang's fourth film, "Sunflower" is a joint production of Ming Productions, the Beijing Film Studio (as part of