Amazon Prime Video has announced Kento Kaku as a co-star for their Like a Dragon live-action TV series, based on Sega’s hit game franchise of the same name.

Kento Kaku (above right) will co-star as Akira Nishikiyama, also known as Nishiki, the adoptive brother of series protagonist Kazuma Kiryu, who is played by Ryoma Takeuchi (above left).

Alongside the news of Kento Kaku playing a major role in the Like a Dragon live-action TV series is the very first trailer, which you can find below:

An extended interview with Like a Dragon series producer Masayoshi Yokoyama was also shared:

Simply titled Like a Dragon: Yakuza, the new series will run for six episodes as covered in our previous report, and has Masaharu Take, best known for drama series The Naked Director, serving as director.

Amazon’s Like a Dragon: Yakuza series will premiere on October 24th.