# Trillion Game (2023)

> Two childhood friends, a gifted communicator and a brilliant engineer, team up to build a business worth a trillion dollars.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/147373

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 10
- Episode runtime: 46 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: drama
- Created by: Riichiro Inagaki
- Network: TBS
- Cast: Ren Meguro, Hayato Sano, Mio Imada, Riko Fukumoto, Koji Kikkawa, Jun Kunimura, Terunosuke Takezai, Akari Akase
- TMDB rating: 7.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28371434/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Tone: brisk, witty, propulsive, energetic, sincere

## Synopsis

Trillion Game (2023) is a Japanese business drama series created by Riichiro Inagaki for TBS, adapted from his manga. Ren Meguro plays Tennoji Haru, a master communicator, and Hayato Sano plays Taira Manabu, a gifted engineer, two old friends who team up with the single shared goal of making a trillion dollars. Their partnership is tested as they build a startup in modern Tokyo and collide with rival firms, investors and established corporate powers who see them as a threat. Jun Kunimura and Koji Kikkawa add weight as formidable business figures on the other side of the boardroom table. The engine of each episode is a deal, a pitch, a hostile takeover attempt or a funding gamble, where charm and technical skill must outmaneuver rivals with much larger resources. The series runs for one ten-episode season of roughly forty-six minutes per episode, a single continuing story rather than a case-of-the-week format. Its tone is brisk, witty and propulsive, mixing the thrill of commercial warfare with the warmth of a long friendship under pressure. Fans of Silicon Valley and Suits will find resonance in its corporate ambition, sharp dialogue and underdog energy, while viewers of Hanzawa Naoki will recognize the Japanese workplace intensity.

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