Drama: Akagi 2015 Japanese: アカギ Network: Episodes: Release Date: July 17, 2015 -- Runtime: Friday Language: Japanese Country: Japan **Plot** 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. **Cast** Hongo Kanata as Akagi Shigeru Tsugawa Masahiko as Washizu Iwao Tanaka Yoji as Ogi Takeshi Jinbo Satoshi as detective Yasuoka