Hikaru no Go

A warm, gentle coming-of-age story where quiet board-game duels carry surprising emotional weight and friendship.

Created by

Liu Chang

Genres

Drama, Comedy

Starring

Hu Xianxu, Zhang Chao, Hao Fushen

Overview

The drama tells the story of Shi Guang who discovered an ancient go board by coincidence and thus got to know Chu Ying, a go player who has been entrenched in the go board as a "soul" and who has experienced thousands of years. Under his influence, he gradually confronted the story of interest in go and inspiring to become a professional go player.

How it feels

Warm, earnest, uplifting and light. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Coming-of-age, friendship, identity, ambition

Content

Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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