Banjō no alpha: Yakusoku no shōgi

(2019)

Genres: Drama

Year: 2019

Runtime: 49 мин

Country: Japan

Cast: Хироси Тамаки, 上地雄輔, 比嘉愛未, 野々すみ花, 安井順平, 夏子, 緋田康人, 堀井新太, 加藤諒, Рэндзи Исибаси

Plot

Newspaper journalist Shunsuke Akiba is transferred to the cultural desk and put in charge of shogi. He meets Nobushige Sanada, a 33-year-old aiming to be a professional shogi player by achieving the rank of 4-dan or more. Sanada is over the age limit as he could not achieve 4-dan by the age of 26, and is now trying to take an exam for admission to 3-dan. Akiba supports Sanada's attempt to become a professional shogi player and becomes interested in the game.