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Live-Action Adaptation of Nobuyuki Fukumoto's Ten Manga Casts Yūki Furukawa as Hiroyuki
posted on by Karen Ressler
The official website for the live-action show based on Nobuyuki Fukumoto's Ten: Tenhō Dōri no Kaidanji manga announced that Yūki Furukawa will play Hiroyuki Igawa. Hiroyuki is a character from Ten: Tenhō Dōri no Kaidanji and also the protagonist of Jirō Maeda's sequel manga Hero: A man who succeeds the dying wishes of Akagi.
TV Tokyo also began streaming a short preview video.
Previously announced cast members include:
The show will air this fall on BS Japan, and also stream on the Paravi streaming service. It will reunite the staff for the live-action series adaptation of Fukumoto's Gin to Kin manga.
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. The manga serialized from 1989 to 2002 in Takeshobo's Kindai Mahjong magazine.
The 13-episode Gin to Kin drama premiered in January 2017. A live-action series based on Fukumoto's Tobaku Haōden Zero manga will premiere in July.
Fukumoto is also known for his Akagi and Kaiji manga, both of which have inspired live-action and anime adaptations.
Sources: Ten: Tenhō Dōri no Kaidanji live-action show's website, Comic Natalie
