The official website for the live-action show based on Nobuyuki Fukumoto’s Ten: Tenhō Dōri no Kaidanji manga announced that Eisaku Yoshida is joining the cast as genius mahjong player Shigeru Akagi.
Akagi is a character from Ten: Tenhō Dōri no Kaidanji but is perhaps best known as the protagonist of Fukumoto’s Akagi manga and its adaptations.
The manga begins when Hiroyuki Igawa, a mahjong player who makes money by betting against amateurs, meets Takashi Ten, an opponent with a lot of skill and strength of will.
Fukumoto is also known for his Akagi and Kaiji manga, both of which have inspired live-action and anime adaptations.