The title of Like a Dragon: Yakuza from Amazon MGM Studios, Wild Sheep Content, and 1212 Entertainment might seem familiar to fans of the Yakuza games from SEGA. In fact, fans of those games should feel quite a bit of excitement right now. Because this is in fact the live-action TV adaptation of those video games. It’s not only something that we never thought we would see, but also something that looks like it’s shaping up to be a good TV adaptation of a video game. Possibly even nearly as good as the The Last of Us TV series on HBO MAX.
Don’t believe me on that? Then why not watch Prime Video‘s brand new official trailer for Like a Dragon: Yakuza below, and see for yourself if this upcoming TV series is faithful to the games for yourself?
Like a Dragon: Yakuza ~ Details
Prime Video is proud to reveal the first official trailer for their upcoming TV adaptation of the Yakuza games from SEGA: Like a Dragon: Yakuza on YouTube. The trailer not only reveals some footage from the TV series, but also when we’ll get to watch it.
According to that trailer, Like a Dragon: Yakuza will make its debut on Thursday, October 24, 2024. You can watch it on its debut only on Amazon Prime Video, where it will premiere in over 240 countries. Funnily enough, the first three episodes will make their premieres on that same date. The next three episodes will then make their debut the next week on Thursday, October 31, 2024 for a grand total of six episodes.
Bonus: Key Art and Cast List
That’s not all, folks! Prime Video also has an extensive casting list for Like a Dragon: Yakuza to tease the upcoming series. All as an addition to the previously announced main cast of Ryoma Takeuchi as Kazuma Kiryu, Kento Kaku as Akira Nishikiyama, and Munetaka Aoki as Goro Majima. You can check out the full list below:
- Yumi Kawai as Yumi Sawamura, a childhood friend who grew up alongside Kiryu and Nishiki.
- Toshiaki Karasawa as Shintaro Kazama, the former lieutenant of the Dojima Family who now runs the orphanage where Kiryu and his friends were raised.
- Koichi Sato as Masaru Sera, the chairman of the Tojo Clan.
- Misato Morita as Aiko, Yumi’s long-lost sister.
- Subaru Shibutani as Detective Date, the man who sends Kiryu back to Kamurocho to stop the impending yakuza war.
- Saki Takaoka as Reina, the owner of Club Serena where Yumi worked in 1995.
- Ryudo Uzaki as Goda, the chairman of the Omi Alliance.
- Shohei Uno as a key member of the Omi Alliance.
- Masaya Kato as Dojima, the head of the Dojima Family in 1995.
- Hinano Nakayama as Miho, Nishiki’s younger sister.
- Tomoya Maeno as The Florist of Sai, a former cop turned skilled informant.
