Like a Dragon: Yakuza is a getting a live-action series on Amazon Prime Video
A live-action version of Like a Dragon: Yazkua is set to come to Amazon Prime Video.
As reported by Variety, the live-action series will consist of six episodes, with the first three releasing on October 25 and the final three releasing on November 1.
The show, which is produced in Japan, will be available in its original Japanese language with subtitles, or with a dubbed voiceover.
It will take place 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”.
The show is directed by Masaharu Take (100 Yen Love) and Kengo Takimoto (Kamen Teacher), and will star Ryoma Takeuchi (Kamen Rider Drive) as Kiryu Kazuma.
Masayoshi Yokoyama, the studio head of Like a Dragon developer Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, is executive producer on the show.
“Since the day I first put pen to paper on the original Yakuza script, I’ve never once thought about revisiting any of my work on the series,” Yokoyama said in a statement.
“It’s because I understand all too well the challenges and hardships that come with remaking a finished title.
“However, if I were ever sent to the past through some kind of cosmic joke, this is the experience I’d want to create. If I had to go through the wringer anyhow, I’d want to make the most engaging versions of Kamurocho and Kiryu Kazuma I could —and this show has it all.
“While the games let you experience their world through the subjective lens, this adaptation will be the ultimately objective way to enjoy the show.
“I have no doubt that fans of the series will be drawn to how it brings the games to life and adds new surprises. Newcomers, I’m sure, will find themselves invested simply in the gritty realism of the show.”
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