US e-commerce giant Amazon announced plans to launch its Prime video service in Japan next month just days after rival Netflix teamed up with the country’s mobile operator SoftBank to offer its video streaming service starting 2 September.

Amazon’s Prime members will have unlimited access to videos for JPY3,900 (about $32) per month. Its Prime membership offers members other services such as free delivery of online purchases.

The company said its Prime Instant Video will cover a broad range of video content, including Japanese and US movies, TV shows, cartoons (anime), music concerts and variety show.

Mobile operator SoftBank, which owns Sprint in the US, announced earlier in the week a strategic partnership with Netflix that includes co-producing original content in the future. It said it will start pre-installing Netflix on its smartphones in Japan in October.

The operator’s customers can sign up for the video service at its retail stores, major electrical retailers and on the company’s website and call centres, with the cost added to their monthly SoftBank bill.

SoftBank will offer three subscription packages: standard-definition for JPY650 (about $5.20), dual-stream, high-definition for JPY950 and quad-stream, ultra-HD 4K for JPY1,450.