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Kenji Kamiyama's Original Anime Feature Eien no 831 Unveils More Cast
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The official website and Eternal 831) revealed more cast on Tuesday:
Akio Ohtsuka as Murotoa, who runs the day-to-day business at the newspaper shop
Takatsugu Awazu as Sugoroku, the veteran who teaches Suzushirō the ins and outs of newspaper delivery
Takayuki Kondō as the older Sakata twin brother who is in the top ranks of the 831 Sensen
Ryōta Iwasaki as the younger Sakata twin brother 
Seiichirō Yamashita as Donki, the youngest member
Rei Igarashi as Kyōko Kagami, who became Japan's first female prime minister after the previous prime miniser resigned amid "an unprecedented calamity" 
The previously announced cast include:
The anime will run on WOWOW and stream next January. The anime commemorates the network's 30th anniversary, which occured in April 2021.
The tagline on the teaser visual (pictured right) reads, "Who restarted time when it stopped?"
Kamiyama is directing and writing the anime at Craftar, and he said last November that the anime is a "socially conscious youth crime adventure story." The story is set in Tokyo that is in deep disarray due to "an unprecedented calamity."
Kamiyama is perhaps best known for directing the Netflix released the latter two anime worldwide.
Kamiyama is also The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim prequel feature film.
Sources: Eien no 831 anme's website and Twitter , Comic Natalie
