By Amazon Prime Video has set an October 24th premiere date and released a first trailer and poster for its six-episode live-action series adaptation of the SEGA game franchise “Like a Dragon”/”Yakuza”.
Deemed a crime-suspense-action series with gritty realism, the project is being directed by Take Masaharu (“100 Yen Love”) and Takimoto Kengo (“Kamen Teacher”). Takeuchi Ryoma will take on the lead character of Kazuma Kiryu.
The series depicts the lives of fierce yet passionate gangsters and people living in a huge entertainment district, Kamurochō. It showcases modern Japan and the dramatic stories of these intense characters.
The series unfolds over two time periods, 1995 and 2005, and follows “the life, childhood friends and the repercussions of the decisions of a fearsome and peerless Yakuza warrior with a strong sense of justice, duty, and humanity.”
Sean Crouch and Nakamura Yugo created the story and screenplay, with a Japanese screenplay penned by Yoshida Yasuhiro and Yamada Kana.
The series will be subtitled and dubbed in thirty languages. Erik Barmack, Roberto Grande and Joshua Long executive produce the series.
The first “Yakuza” game title was released in 2005 by SEGA for PS2, PS3 and Wii U. Multiple direct sequels, prequels, remakes and spin-offs set in the same universe were created. More recently, it changed its name to the original “Like a Dragon” Japanese franchise name and released multiple titles in the past year or so.
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