They conquered us with Fallout, they have us in suspense with what will happen with God of War and, in between, Amazon studios mark on the calendar the next cult video game saga that will come to Prime Video: Ryoma Takeuchi will wear the iconic suit of Kazuma Kiryu in the series Like a Dragon: Yakuza. A new great leap from SEGA video games to the small screen whose six episodes will be released this year, worldwide and in two batches between October and November.
The Yakuza saga, renamed Like a Dragon in the West from the original Japanese title (Ryu ga Gotoku) since the seventh installment, is one of the most acclaimed video game franchises in Japan and, little by little, it has achieved its more than well-deserved international projection; being a fascinating portrait of the underworld of the Japanese mafias in the fictional neighborhood of Kamurocho. In fact, and as you will see, its adaptation already has the necessary ingredients to be a bombshell.
To begin with, the executive producer is Masayoshi Yokoyamawho is in turn both the current head of the studio that develops the video games and the writer of the Yakuza saga from the first installment to the most recent and, taking advantage of the announcement, makes it clear that the script will more than live up to the expectations. circumstances, which is the definitive endorsement, but that the cast is led by none other than Ryoma Takeuchi. Kamen Rider himself will be Kiryu!
With that established, Prime Video will premiere all six episodes of the series Like a Dragon: Yakuza on two specific dates: the first three will be issued he Friday October 25 and the first will end with the premiere of the last three on Friday November 1st. The day of all the saints. Which brings us directly to its plot: what can we expect from this adaptation?
As far as we know, the plot of the first season of Like a Dragon: Yakuza will revolve around two specific dates: on the one hand, in 1995 we will see the youth and decisive events in the life of Kazuma Kiryu and, in 2005, we will see how he becomes a powerful member of the yakuza with an overflowing sense of of honour. An accurate move since, according to Masayoshi Yokoyama, it seeks to reach both those who have not played the saga and the fans, reserving many winks and the occasional surprise along the way.
The series has been directed by Masaharu Take and Kengo Takimoto; and the adaptation and script are by Sean Crouch and Yugo Nakamura. Of course, the fact that the production is done from Amazon MGM Studios guarantees that the series will be released at no additional cost to all Amazon Prime subscribers as part of the membership and that it will be available worldwide (at least in 240 territories) and translated into more than 30 languages.
The big studios have got the hang of video game adaptations, and 2024 is aiming very high: in addition to the aforementioned series of Fallout, we have ahead of us the Borderlands movie, the Tomb Raider productions, an Arcane that will soon launch its second season and the return of Sonic to the big screen. Not only are video games piling up on us, but also series based on them. Blessed problem.
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