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Yakuza: Like a Dragon

Yakuza: Like a Dragon

20076.51h 50m

Overview

Former yakuza underling Kazuma Kiryū has recently been released from prison after a lengthy incarceration and is trying to piece his life together and distance himself from his yakuza past. Unfortunately, Kiryū's problems slowly escalate as he is pursued by a former associate, the baseball-bat-wielding psycho Gorō Majima, who has a grudge to settle with Kiryū.

Directed by Takashi Miike
Written by Seiji Togawa, Masashi Sogo
Box Office0Revenue: $5.2M

Top Cast

Kazuki Kitamura

Kazuki Kitamura

Kazuma Kiryū

Goro Kishitani

Goro Kishitani

Gorō Majima

Show Aikawa

Show Aikawa

Noguchi

Yoshiyoshi Arakawa

Yoshiyoshi Arakawa

Gun Seller

Kenichi Endo

Kenichi Endo

Imanishi

Takashi Itō

Takashi Itō

Haruhiko Kato

Haruhiko Kato

Kazuki

Claude Maki

Claude Maki

Akira Nishikiyama

Yutaka Matsushige

Yutaka Matsushige

Makoto Date

N

Natsuo

Haruka

Themes & Keywords

yakuzatokyo, japanbased on video game

About Yakuza: Like a Dragon

Yakuza: Like a Dragon is a action, crime, drama, comedy film released in 2007 exploring themes of yakuza, tokyo, japan, based on video game. Directed by Takashi Miike, it stars Kazuki Kitamura, Goro Kishitani, Show Aikawa. Former yakuza underling Kazuma Kiryū has recently been released from prison after a lengthy incarceration and is trying to piece his life together and distance himself from his yakuza past. Unfortunately, Kiryū's problems slowly escalate as he is pursued by a former associate, the baseball-bat-wielding psycho Gorō Majima, who has a grudge to settle with Kiryū.

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