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Amazon to launch Like a Dragon: Yakuza original series this year

Amazon has announced they will be launching a crime action TV show based on the acclaimed Yakuza games series.

He said in the Amazon press release, “I am truly honored to be given the opportunity to play the role of Kazuma Kiryu, a beloved character and the game series. The show will be in the hands of director Masaharu Take, who said “I have poured out my heart, soul, and the experience that I have garnered over 35 years into Like a Dragon: Yakuza. He said that he’d never previously considered recreating his work in a different format due to the difficulties entailed in that process, but “If I had to go through the wringer anyhow, I’d want to make the most engaging versions of Kamurochō and Kazuma Kiryu I could —and this show has it all.

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