Like a Dragon: Yakuza(TV show/series, 2024)

Name: Like a Dragon: Yakuza
Genre: Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama
Released: 2024
Rating: 3.2

TV-14

| 45min per episode | Genres: Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama

Scripted Reality in 1 season with 6 episodes

Rating: 3.2/5 (with 14 votes)

Like a Dragon: Yakuza is a Japanese-language American crime action television series produced by Amazon MGM Studios, Wild Sheep Content, and 1212 Entertainment. It is a live-action adaptation of Sega's Like a Dragon video game series, and the first since the 2007 film Like a Dragon. It follows Kazuma Kiryu (Ryoma Takeuchi), a former yakuza who after years in prison, returns to the underworld during a vast conspiracy involving his best friend Akira Nishikiyama (Kento Kaku) and their former Dojima family. The series borrows the characters and setting of the original 2005 Yakuza game as well as its 2016 remake Yakuza Kiwami, but the story is a loose adaptation and follows an original plot, though some major plot-points are retained. The project was initially announced as a film before being retrofitted into a television series instead. It premiered on Amazon Prime Video with the first three episodes on O... ()

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Awards & Nominations for Like a Dragon: Yakuza

nominated for: The Game Awards − Best Adaptation

About Like a Dragon: Yakuza

Set in the fictional town of Kamurocho, the story unfolds across two intersecting timelines—1995 and 2005. In 1995, four friends eager to escape their restrictive lives in an orphanage dive into the yakuza-controlled underworld of 1995 Kamurocho. Meanwhile, in 2005, their friendship is deteriorated, as tensions between the Tojo Clan and the Omi Alliance are at a boiling point.

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Trailer for Like a Dragon: Yakuza + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Official Trailer [Subtitled](Trailer, 1:55)

Official Trailer [Subtitled] (Trailer) | Teaser Trailer (Trailer)

Like a Dragon: Yakuza Seasons and Episodes

10/24/2024Season 1 - 6 episodes

Intense characters like Kazuma Kiryu navigate modern Japan's underbelly. The dramatic series explores their lives and criminal underworld ties.

#1 | 10/24/2024Departure／Return

3.5/5 (with 2 votes)

In 1995, eager to escape their restrictive lives, Kiryu and his friends plan a heist at a local arcade. However, the arcade is under the control of the Doujima Family, a powerful yakuza organization that rules Kamurocho. Meanwhile, in 2005, with Kiryu set to be released from prison, he learns from Detective Date that his friends are in danger and he decides to return to Kamurocho to protect them.

#2 | 10/24/2024Ambition／Desire

3.3/5 (with 2 votes)

1995. Kazama, who runs the Sunflower orphanage, had hoped that Kiryu, Nishiki, Yumi, and Miho would lead honest lives. However, contrary to his wishes, the four are ultimately plunged into the underworld of the yakuza. Meanwhile, in 2005, tensions between the Omi Alliance and the Tojo Clan are at a boiling point over a 10 billion yen heist.

#3 | 10/24/2024Brothers／Sisters

3.3/5 (with 2 votes)

1995. The Doujima Family closes in on Edgar's younger sister, who was entrusted with the official seal necessary for selling his land. Meanwhile, Yumi travels to Osaka in search of her estranged older sister. At the same time, the battle over Edgar's seal escalates. In 2005, Aiko disappears, leaving her daughter Haruka behind. Kiryu and Yumi decide to protect Haruka, but they soon make a discovery.

#4 | 10/31/2024Betrayal／Promise

4.0/5 (with 1 vote)

In 1995, an overworked Miho falls seriously ill. Nishiki, deeply concerned for his sister, finds himself at the mercy of Doujima's scheme that exploits his vulnerability. In 2005, while Kiryu and Yumi continue their search for Aiko in Osaka, they encounter Chairman Goda of the Omi Alliance, who forces them to promise to return the 10 billion yen by midnight the next day.

#5 | 10/31/2024Despair／Hope

4.0/5 (with 1 vote)

In 2005, Kazama meets with Chairman Goda of the Omi Alliance in an effort to prevent a war with the Tojo Clan. The unresolved conflict between Kiryu and Nishiki from ten years ago resurfaces, once again driving a wedge between them. In 1995, Kiryu, who had been on a winning streak in underground fighting to fund Miho's surgery, finally reaches the pinnacle with a high-stakes title fight.

#6 | 10/31/2024Fate／Showdown

4.0/5 (with 1 vote)

1995. The bond between Kiryu, Nishiki, Yumi, and Miho, who had been there for each other like family, tragically falls apart. 2005. Can Kiryu prevent a war between the Tojo Clan and the Omi Alliance? How will Kiryu and Nishiki resolve their 10-year-old conflict? And what is the true identity of the Shinjuku Devil? With rising tensions, they face the final battle in Kamurocho.

Additional Information

Official websites:

www.amazon.com

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Based on: "Yakuza" (find it on Amazon)

Made by: 1212 Entertainment, The Fool, Wild Sheep Content, Amazon MGM Studios

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: Japanese (JA)

Translated into 32 languages: Arabic (AR), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Persian (FA), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hindi (HI), Hungarian (HU), Indonesian (ID), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Georgian (KA), Korean (KO), Malay (MS), Norwegian Bokmål (NB), Dutch (NL), Norwegian (NO), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Thai (TH), Tagalog / Filipino (TL), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Ended

First episode released on: 10/24/2024

Last episode released on: 10/31/2024

Cast: Ryoma Takeuchi, Kento Kaku, Munetaka Aoki

Director: Masaharu Take

Executive Producer: Masayoshi Yokoyama

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"龍が如く～Beyond the Game～"

"Ru Long"

"如龙"

"همانند یک اژدها: یاکوزا"

"Ryu ga Gotoku ～Beyond the Game～"

"Ejderha Gibi: Yakuza"

Keywords: 1990s, mafia, based on video game, gang, gangster, thriller, 2000s, mobster, yakuza, shinjuku

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Awards & Nominations for Like a Dragon: Yakuza

About Like a Dragon: Yakuza

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Official Trailer [Subtitled](Trailer, 1:55)

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