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RGG Studio shared a clip from Like a Dragon: Yakuza, the Amazon live-action adaptation based on the original game, of Ryoma Takeuchi as Kazuma Kiryu singing “Baka Mitai.” The song is a staple in the series’ karaoke lineup, appearing in seven mainline games and spin-offs.

The Like a Dragon: Yakuza “Baka Mitai” video is displayed as it would be in the games, with karaoke present in the event someone would want to sing along. As in the games, there is a point in the song when Kiryu looks at a photograph. In this case, the image shows a younger version of him with Akira Nishikiyama, Miho Nishikiyama, and Yumi Sawamura. 

Here is the full performance:

While “Baka Mitai” appears in Yakuza Kiwami, thus retroactively showing up in the original Like a Dragon game, it first debuted in Yakuza 5. Since then, it appeared in multiple mainline games like Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth. The spin-offs Like a Dragon: Ishin and Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name, also featured versions of it. In Yakuza: Like a Dragon, an English version appeared.

Yakuza: Like a Dragon is now airing on Amazon Prime, with three episodes available now and more arriving on November 1, 2024. 

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The Amazon Prime live-action adaptation of Yakuza, Like a Dragon: Yakuza, has premiered and the English cast for the show is in the credits. It stars Aleks Le as Kazuma and Johnny Yong Bosch as Nishiki.

Here is the full English cast for the main characters of Like a Dragon: Yakuza, in order that they appear in the credits:

• Kazuma: Aleks Le (Makoto, Pharos, and Ryoji in Persona 3 Reload)
• Nishiki: Johnny Yong Bosch (Broly in Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero)
• Yumi: Xanthe Huynh (Marianne in Fire Emblem: Three Houses)
• Miho: Dawn Anderson (Borealus in Starfield)
• Kazama: Paul Nakauchi (Hanzo in Overwatch)
• Date: Nick Martineau (Kim “Horangi” Hong-jin in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II)
• Dojima: Kaiji Tang (Satoru Gojo in Jujutsu Kaisen)

Some of these talents previously appeared in the Yakuza or Like a Dragon series. Bosch was in Yakuza: Like a Dragon as the young version of Masumi Arakawa, as well as more minor characters like Lau Ka Long. In the same game, Kaiji Tang voiced the protagonist Ichiban Kasuga. Xanthe Huynh was Haruka Sawamura in both Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name and Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth.

Like a Dragon: Yakuza is the live-action adaptation of the first game in the series. The show stars Ryoma Takeuchi as Kiryu and Kento Kaku as NIshiki. It follows yakuza member Kazuma Kiryu, who serves ten years in prison after taking the fall for his childhood friend Nishiki. After serving his sentence, Kiryu returns to the city of Kamurocho and finds himself wrapped up in a conspiracy that threatens to topple the balance in the criminal underworld.

Like a Dragon: Yakuza is available on Amazon Prime and the second half of the show will stream from November 1, 2024.

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Actor Munetaka Aoki will play Majima in Like a Dragon: Yakuza, which will be a live-action adaptation of the first game. Majima, along with Kiryu and Nishiki, appear on a new key visual for the show.

Aoki debuted in 2002 and has appeared in numerous Japanese films and TV shows over the course of his career. Some of his roles include Sanosuke Sagara in Rurouni Kenshin, Benkei in Taira no Kiyomori, and Kiso Yoshinaka in The 13 Lords of the Shogun. He also appeared as Sosaku Tachibana in Godzilla Minus One. He is ing Ryoma Takeuchi (Kiryu) and Kento Kaku (Nishiki), who are the two leads of the show. We can expect to see cast information for characters like Kazama and Haruka as we get closer to the show’s premiere.

News for Like a Dragon: Yakuza first appeared earlier this year. As mentioned earlier, it will adapt the first game. Like in the game, it will jump between two eras—1995 and 2005—as it follows both Kiryu’s return to Kamurocho and, most likely, Nishiki’s descent into darkness. There will be six parts in total, with the first half appearing in October 2024. The second half will start streaming from November 1, 2024.

Like a Dragon: Yakuza will start airing on October 24, 2024. You’ll be able to watch it on Amazon Prime.

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Prime Video has released a new teaser trailer for Like A Dragon: Yakuza, its live-action adaptation of the first Yakuza (Like A Dragon) game. The trailer is available on the official YouTube channel for the video streaming service.

You can watch the teaser trailer for Like A Dragon: Yakuza here:

It starts with a sequence of Kiryu receiving his iconic back tattoo. The imagery and animation feel like this will be something people will see every episode as part of the opening. This scene is interspersed with flashes of gang violence in the setting of Kamurocho, the booming night life scenes, fights, and the yakuza walking around.

Here is a short interview with Masayoshi Yokoyama, the director and executive producer at RGG Studio:

Yokoyama stated that he worried the live-action adaptation would be nothing more than an imitation of the original game. He said that he wanted viewers to watch it as if this was their first time experiencing the Yakuza story. However, his conversation with director Masaharu Take quelled these fears and he trusted Take to produce something fun. In fact, after watching it, he felt jealous because of how the cast and crew created something new from the setting that the RGG Studio came up with 20 years ago. His hand was even shaking when he took a smoke afterwards. But there was still a lot of respect for the original story in a lot of aspects of the show. Yokoyama stated that both newcomers and veterans of the game series can enjoy the story.

Amazon Prime first announced Like a Dragon: Yakuza in June 2024. It will start Ryoma Takeuchi as Kiryu Kazuma, the main protagonist of the Yakuza series. There will be six parts in total, and the first half will appear on October 25, 2024. The second half of the show will start streaming on November 1, 2024. It’ll take place over the 1995 and 2005, showing the various eras of Kiryu’s life, and the new key visual reflects that.

Like A Dragon: Yakuza will appear exclusively on Prime Video from October 25, 2024.

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A new live-action Like a Dragon: Yakuza series will appear on Amazon Prime Video on October 24, 2024. Ryoma Takeuchi will star as Kiryu Kazuma.

This will be a six-part series, with the first half appearing on October 25, 2024. The second half will air on November 1, 2024. There will be subtitled and dubbed versions of the show. It’ll take place between two time periods—1995 and 2005—and follow both Kiryu’s childhood and his adult life in the yakuza.

Masaharu Take (100 Yen Film) and Kengo Takimoto (Kamen Teacher) are the directors. As mentioned earlier, Takeuchi will be Kiryu, the protagonist and the Dragon of Dojima. Takeuchi’s known for his role as Shinnosuke Tomari, the main character of Kamen Rider Drive. He also starred in Love You as the World Ends as Hibiki Mamiya, and voice-acted as Tim Goodman (Justice Smith) in Detective Pikachu.

Because of the two time periods above, it seems that Like a Dragon: Yakuza on Amazon Prime will also cover the events of the first Yakuza game. The Like a Dragon film (Takashi Miike) which came out in 2007 also focused on that entry. This film had a somewhat comedic and campy tone to it, though. So this live-action series seems to be a more grounded adaptation. According to Masayoshi Yokoyama (head of RGG Studio and executive producer), the games let you see the world through a subjective lens, this show will let you experience the events from an objective perspective.

Like a Dragon: Yakuza will come out on October 24, 2024.

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