Amazon will release a new live-action TV series based on Sega’s Yakuza games later this year.
Like a Dragon: Yakuza will be exclusive to Prime Video and release globally on 25th October.
Japanese actor and model Ryoma Takeuchi (who cameoed in Detective Pikachu, among other roles) will take on the lead role of Kazuma Kiryu, while Masaharu Take (The Naked Director) will direct.
Love the games. Wonder how well they can pull off a show.
I’m personally a little disappointed we don’t get a series with Ichiban as a lead, he’s way more entertaining.
Hoping they capture the humour of Yakuza as well as the serious parts. Fallout gives me hope.
I really hope this is good. Amazon isn’t exactly known for doing these well, but if they pull this off the games have massive potential. The story is fantastic.
EDIT: Okay, its a little bit disappointing theyre not adapting any of the story from the games. Also, Ryoma may be a good actor but he doesn’t really resemble Kiryu from any of the games very much.
The adaptation won’t directly adapt any of the existing Yakuza games, and instead will showcase an original story “that games in the past have not been able to explore,” according to Prime Video’s press release.
