AWAKE

Synopsis

Eiichi wanted to become a top shogi player and attended a shogi player training center run by the Japan Shogi Association. At the training center, he could not beat Riku, who is extremely talented in the game, and Eiichi eventually gave up on becoming a shogi player. To live a more normal life, he enrolled in a university. Because he spent most of his time playing shogi, he has a hard time adjusting to campus life. He does not have any friends at school. One day, Eiichi comes across an AI based shogi computer program. The computer program is more creative and stronger than he expected. This piques Eiichi interest in computer programming, specifically for shogi games. He visits an AI research club and meets senior student Isono. He learns about computer programming from Isono and makes a new goal for himself. Eicchi now wants to write a top shogi computer program. A few years later, Eiichi wins a computer shogi competition. He receives a request to play against Riku.

Main Cast

Ryo Yoshizawa

Kiyota Eiichi

Age : N/A | Popularity : 42%

Wakaba Ryuuya

Asakawa Riku

Age : N/A | Popularity : 18%

Motoki Ochiai

Isono Tatsuya

Age : N/A | Popularity : 33%

Kanichiro Sato

Nakajima Toru

Age : N/A | Popularity : 40%

Fumika Baba

Isono Shiori

Age : N/A | Popularity : 43%

Jyunya Kawashima

Yamasaki Shinichi

Age : N/A | Popularity : 5%

Tasuku Nagaoka

Hori Ryota

Age : N/A | Popularity : 19%

Kanna Moriya

Yamauchi Hiromi

Age : N/A | Popularity : 20%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Atsuhiro Yamada
Crew	Cinematography	Tetsuro Imai
Lighting	Lighting Manager	Takahide Sakai
Sound	Recording Supervision	Takehiko Watanabe
	Music	Nozomu Sato
	Music Producer	Toshihiro Sugita
Art	Art Direction	Kentaro Kosaka
	Decorator	Keisuke Sakurai
Writing	Writer	Atsuhiro Yamada
Department	Role	Name

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