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Like a Dragon: Yakuza – Live-Action Series Drops Week 2 Trailer
Like a Dragon: Yakuza, the live-action series adaptation from Prime Video, dropped a Week 2 trailer previewing its final three episodes.
Prime Video premiered a trailer for the final three episodes of Like A Dragon: Yakuza, the live-action, slightly too-serious TV adaptation of SEGA's iconic video game series. The series' first three episodes, currently streaming exclusively on Prime Video, have already made a significant impact. During its opening weekend, the show ranked in 'top 10' most-watched titles in over 100 countries and territories among all titles. The remaining three episodes will premiere on Thursday, October 31, in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.
Like a Dragon: Yakuza Takes on Video Game Franchise
This Japanese action drama plunges into the dark underworld of the yakuza, exploring the universal theme of family not only through bloodline but also through ties between yakuza bosses and their underlings, orphans and their caretakers, as well as mentors and students. These relationships are marked by deep affection at times and by intense conflict at others, all intricately intertwined. Set in the fictional town of Kamurocho (inspired by the real-life district of Kabuchiko in Tokyo), the story unfolds across two intersecting timelines—1995 and 2005.
In 1995, eager to escape their restrictive lives, Kiryu and his friends, Nishiki, Yumi, and Miho, plan a heist at a local arcade. However, the arcade is under the control of the Dojima Family, a powerful yakuza organization that rules Kamurocho. They dive into the yakuza-controlled underworld of 1995 Kamurocho. Meanwhile, in 2005, Kiryu is set to be released from prison. He learns from Detective Date that his friends are in danger and decides to return to Kamurocho to protect them. However, their friendship has deteriorated, as tensions between the Tojo Clan and the Omi Alliance are at a boiling point. The star-studded cast brings to life a gripping human drama about family bonds, all set against the backdrop of intense, no-holds-barred action.
The star-studded cast (as far as Japan goes since most Westerners don't know them – that's why we're including their IMDB links) bring to life a gripping human drama about family bonds, all set against the backdrop of intense, no-holds-barred action.
Ryoma Takeuchi as Kazuma Kiryu, is a fearsome and peerless Yakuza warrior with a strong sense of justice, duty, and humanity.
Kento Kaku as Akira Nishikiyama, one of Kiryu's childhood friends.
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.
Like a Dragon: Yakuza is streaming on Prime.
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