Awake Japanese Movie (2020) Trailer

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. (Source: AsianWiki) Native Title: AWAKE Also Known As: アウェイク Genres: Drama Tags: Shogi Country: Japan Type: Movie Release Date: Dec 25, 2020 Duration: 1 hr. 59 min. Cast & Credits Yoshizawa Ryo as Kiyota Eiichi Main Role Wakaba Ryuya as Asakawa Riku Support Role Ochiai Motoki as Isono Tatsuya Support Role Sato Kanichiro as Nakajima Toru Support Role Baba Fumika as Isono Shiori Support Role Kawashima Junya as Yamasaki Shinichi Support Role