FANS OF SEGAS YAKUZA: LIKE A DRAGON WILL NOT HAVE TO WAIT LONG FOR ITS SILVER SCREEN DEBUT
BY RAQCHELPrime Video's new Japanese Original series, Like a Dragon: Yakuza, is the action-packed TV adaptation of SEGA’s iconic video game series. The first three episodes will be available to stream exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories starting on Thursday, October 24, with the next three episodes available on Thursday, October 31.
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Released in 2005 by SEGA, the ‘Yakuza’ game series was positioned as an entertaining game for adults, which found massive fanfare amongst its target audience. The series depicts the lives of fierce yet passionate gangsters and people living in a huge entertainment district, Kamurochō, a fictional district modeled after the violent Shinjuku ward’s Kabukichō, that acts as the backdrop of the gameplay. Like a Dragon: Yakuza showcases modern Japan and the dramatic stories of these intense characters, such as the legendary Kazuma Kiryu, that games in the past have not been able to explore. Check out the trailer of Prime’s new action-packed SEGA adaptation below.
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Like a Dragon: Yakuza is a crime-suspense-action series as well as a live-action adaptation with an original story based on SEGA’s global hit game franchise, Yakuza: Like a Dragon. The story is set in Kamurochō and tells the story of the main character, Kazuma Kiryu and his growth through an original screenplay. The series is directed by the critically acclaimed Masaharu Take and features Ryoma Takeuchi as the lead character, Kazuma Kiryu. Spanning across 1995 and 2005, , the series follows the lives of childhood friends, and the repercussions of the decisions of Kazuma Kiryu, a fearsome and peerless Yakuza warrior with a strong sense of justice, duty, and humanity.
In addition to previously announced series leads Ryoma Takeuchi (‘Kazuma Kiryu’), Kento Kaku (‘Akira Nishikiyama’), and Munetaka Aoki (‘Goro Majima’), newly revealed actors portraying key characters include:
Yumi Kawai as Yumi Sawamura, a childhood friend who grew up alongside Kiryu and Nishiki.
Toshiaki Karasawa as Shintaro Kazama, the former lieutenant of the Dojima Family who now runs the orphanage where Kiryu and his friends were raised.
Koichi Sato as Daigo Sasaki, the chairman of the Tojo Clan.
Misato Morita as Aiko, Yumi’s long-lost sister.
Subaru Shibutani as Detective Date, the man who sends Kiryu back to Kamurocho to stop the impending yakuza war.
Saki Takaoka as Reina, the owner of Club Serena where Yumi worked in 1995.
Ryudo Uzaki as Goda, the chairman of the Omi Alliance.
Shohei Uno as a key member of the Omi Alliance.
Masaya Kato as Dojima, the head of the Dojima Family in 1995.
Hinano Nakayama as Miho, Nishiki’s younger sister.
Tomoya Maeno as The Florist of Sai, a former cop turned skilled informant.
Together, this star-studded cast will bring to life a gripping human drama about family bonds, all set against the backdrop of intense, no-holds-barred action.
Tune in on October 30th exclusively on PRIME VIDEO to see this new action-packed drama.
