Akagi (Drama) (2015)

Season 1

Akagi Shigeru is a young, white-haired mahjong genius. One summer in 1965, he ends up facing off against Washizu Iwao, Japan’s King of Darkness who has amassed enormous fortune and power, at the request of his acquaintance, the rogue detective Yasuoka. As the observer, Ogi Takeshi, a leader of the henchmen of Inada-gumi watches over them, mahjong with special rules called Washizu Mahjong begins. It is a life or death struggle with Akagi’s fresh blood and Washizu’s entire fortune at stake.

Released July 18, 2015 Episode 60 min None+

Genres: Crime, Drama

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Watch Providers: Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel

Network: SKY PerfecTV!

Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

IMDb

7.9

/57/

Trakt

/17/

TMDb

/3/

Hitoshi Iwamoto
Director

Kanata Hongo
Shigeru Akagi（赤木しげる）

Masahiko Tsugawa
Iwao Washizu（鷲巣巌）

Yoji Tanaka
Takeshi Ogi（仰木武司）

Satoshi Jinbo
Yasuoka（安岡）

S1E1 - Episode 1

Once there was a man said to be "The Legendary Mahjong Player". His name was Akagi Shigeru. His genius was awakened the first time he played, leading him to defeat a rep player for the yakuza that night. After that night, he went on to defeat player after player, shaking up the entire underworld.

July 18, 2015, midnight

S1E2 - Episode 2

Akagi wagers his lifeblood, Washizu his money in this crazed match of Washizu Mahjong. In the East Hand 4 of Game 1, Washizu wins a mangan hand with tsumo and two doras. Akagi pays 4,000 points and the bonus payment of 400cc of blood are drawn. This was the first time blood was drawn in Washizu's vampire mahjong.

July 25, 2015, midnight