Prime Video has released the first teaser trailer for its live-action take on the Yakuza series, Like a Dragon, but don't expect too much from it. We're very much in the age of video game adaptations at the moment, with shows like The Last of Us and Fallout , and films like the Super Mario Bros. Movie finding a lot of success.
So it was no surprise when Sega and Amazon announced Like a Dragon: Yakuza, the latest live-action take on the beloved game series, last month . Now, at San Diego Comic-Con, Amazon has released the show's first trailer and it..
. doesn't show us all that much. There's plenty of shots of protagonist Kazuma Kiryu, portrayed by Ryoma Takeuchi this time around, getting his iconic tattoo done, as well as a few other shots of men looking very serious - one of them even sheds a tear - but it's hard to garner what the show will actually be like.
The Yakuza series does of course have its serious moments, but it's also filled with a lot of silliness too, which this trailer is severely lacking in. Let's hope a full trailer will help make the tone a bit clearer than this one, but it looks promising enough all the same. Like a Dragon: Yakuza's official logline explains: "Spanning across 1995 and 2005, the series follows the lives of childhood friends, and the repercussions of the decisions of Kazuma Kiryu, a fearsome and peerless Yakuza warrior with a strong sense of justice, duty, and humanity.
" It was also announced that Kiryu's main companion, Akira Nishikiyama, also just known as Nishiki, will be played by Kento Kaku. Takeuchi recently spoke about his feelings on portraying a character as iconic as Kiryu , and how he's trying to put his own spin on the Dragon of Dojima. Like a Dragon: Yakuza is set to air on Prime Video October 24, where you'll be able to watch its first three episodes.
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