Katsuya Maiguma Joins Hulu Original Drama Yagami Eiko
Maiguma's casting adds a key emotional driver to the story, as his character's suspicious death motivates the protagonist's descent into the underworld.
Reporting from 1 sources: Eiga Natalie.
Katsuya Maiguma has been cast as Masaya Yagami, the deceased husband of Meisa Kuroki's detective character, in the Hulu original drama Yagami Eiko -Ueno Central Station Organized Crime Countermeasures Division-. New character posters for Kuroki and Ken Kojima were also released. The crime suspense series, based on Akio Fukamachi's police novel series, premieres July 24 on Hulu.
Katsuya Maiguma will play Masaya Yagami, the deceased husband of Meisa Kuroki's detective Eiko, in the Hulu original drama Yagami Eiko -Ueno Central Station Organized Crime Countermeasures Division-. Masaya was a reporter investigating organized crime who died under suspicious circumstances, and his death pushes Eiko to pursue the truth. New character posters were also released: one shows Kuroki's Eiko in a leather jacket with a determined gaze, and another features Ken Kojima as Graniso, a killer from the Philippines, with a tattooed arm and piercing look. The series is based on Akio Fukamachi's police novel series and premieres July 24 on Hulu, with the first two episodes released simultaneously.
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