{"id":73807,"date":"2024-07-26T20:00:42","date_gmt":"2024-07-27T00:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=73807"},"modified":"2024-07-26T20:00:42","modified_gmt":"2024-07-27T00:00:42","slug":"san-diego-comic-con-prime-videos-like-a-dragon-yakuza-reveals-kento-kaku-as-akira-nishikiyama-aka-nishiki-alongside-the-teaser-trailer-for-the-tv-adaptation-of-the-iconic-sega-video-game-vi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/07\/26\/san-diego-comic-con-prime-videos-like-a-dragon-yakuza-reveals-kento-kaku-as-akira-nishikiyama-aka-nishiki-alongside-the-teaser-trailer-for-the-tv-adaptation-of-the-iconic-sega-video-game-vi\/","title":{"rendered":"San Diego Comic-Con: Prime Video&#8217;s &#8220;Like a Dragon: Yakuza&#8221; Reveals Kento Kaku as Akira Nishikiyama, aka Nishiki, Alongside the Teaser Trailer for the TV Adaptation of the Iconic SEGA Video Game [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today, Prime Video announced the casting of Kento Kaku as Akira Nishikiyama, aka Nishiki, during the <em><strong>Like a Dragon: Yakuza<\/strong><\/em> panel at San Diego Comic-Con. 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