News culture After Fallout, Amazon is adapting another cult video game saga: The first previews announce big things on Prime Video in 2024
It is a new live-action film that will be added to the catalog of the streaming platform Prime Video. A new adaptation of an old video game based on the Fallout series, which was very well received by viewers. This time the focus is on the Japanese universe.
Like a Dragon: Yakuzathe name might sound familiar if you’re a fan of the SEGA franchise. Yes, the video game now has its own live-action adaptation under the same name!
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True to the game
After the success of his two live action films sound (More than $700 million in worldwide box office grosses), SEGA therefore decided to go ahead with it Like a Dragon: Yakuza. The series is set in the fictional Kamurocho district of Tokyo on two specific dates: 1995 and 2005. In the first year, we follow Kiryu and his friends N ishiki, Yumi and Miho as they organize the robbery of an arcade owned by the Dojima family, one powerful Yakuza organization. 10 years later, Kiryu is released from prison and learns that his former friends are in danger. He decides to return to Kamurocho to try to protect her.
In the trailer that Prime Video put online on October 1st, an actor again comes to the fore. It’s obviously Ryoma Takeuchi who plays the main character, Kiryu Kazuma. The 31-year-old Japanese actor has already lent his voice in the animated film The Deer King (2022). Nishikiyama, one of Kiryu’s friends, is played by Kento Kaku. In particular, Sean Crouch, who worked as a screenwriter, is at the helm of the series The 100 (Season 7) and the series Numb3rs.
Not the first live action on the platform
On April 11, 2024, fans of the franchise Stand out were able to discover a live-action adaptation of their favorite game. Even though the specialist media did not rate Allociné particularly positively, with only 3.7 out of 5 points, viewers, for their part, were enthusiastic about discovering their favorite universe in a series and gave it a solid rating of 4.3 out of 5. Like a Dragon: Yakuza Will he be able to beat this score? The six episodes of the live-action film will appear on Prime Video on October 25th.
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