After conquering the gamer public with the adaptation of falloutreleased in April of this year, amazon announced a new live action series for Prime Video Inspired by the popular game saga sega, Like a Dragon (previously known as Yakuza). This production, which will bear the official title of Like a Dragon: Yakuzawill be made up of six episodes and will be directed by Masaharu Takewhose work includes the drama series The Naked Director.
According to the statement, Like a Dragon: Yakuza will be based on an original script that takes the first game in the series as its starting point, Yakuzafrom 2005. The story will be set mainly in the Kamurocho entertainment district, taken directly from the games, and will follow in the footsteps of Kazuma Kiryu in two time periods, 1995 and 2005, respectively.
Mostly made in Japan, this new adaptation will feature the actor Ryoma Takeuchi In the role of Kazuma Kiryua warrior Yakuza with a strong sense of justice, duty and humanity. Takeuchi He is known for his role as Shinnosuke Tomari in multiple projects Kamen Rider. Her credits also include a cameo in the adaptation of Detective Pikachu (2019) as coach Pokemon.
Masayoshi Yokoyamastudio director Ryu Ga Gotoku and executive producer of the new drama series, stated in the press release: “I have no doubt that fans of the series will be attracted by the way the games will come to life and add new surprises. Newcomers, I’m sure, will be attracted to the realism of the series.”.
The saga of Like a Dragon was developed by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio and published by sega. In the West, the first game went on sale in 2006 and started an entire globally successful franchise, with multiple sequels and spin-off titles. In 2007, it also received a film adaptation from the director Takashi Miike (Audition), but with mixed reviews because the film was quite far from the original material.
The first three episodes of Like a Dragon: Yakuza will be released by Prime Video on October 25 of this year and the last three will arrive on November 1, as part of a second batch.
