Akagi: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

One stormy night, when Nangō is playing a game of Mahjong with the local yakuza. Soon, he finds himself on a losing streak. If Nangō loses, he will have to pay with his life. Suddenly, a young teenaged boy, Shigeru Akagi, barges in, drenched from the rain. After watching a couple of games, he offers to replace the struggling Nangō. At that moment, a new legend is born.

Series details

• Title: Akagi
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Crime
• Premiere date: 2015-07-17
• Final broadcast date listed: 2018-06-08
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Sky PerfecTV
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 5232

Cast and credited roles

• Kanata Hongo — Akagi Shigeru
• Masahiko Tsugawa — Washizu Iwao

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2015-07-17; final listed air date 2015-09-18; episode order: 10.
• Season 2: premiered 2017-10-13; final listed air date 2017-11-10; episode order: 5.
• Season 3: premiered 2018-05-25; final listed air date 2018-06-08; episode order: 3.

Source and licence

Adapted from Akagi on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.