Actor Munetaka Aoki will play Majima in Like a Dragon: Yakuza, which will be a live-action adaptation of the first game. Majima, along with Kiryu and Nishiki, appear on a new key visual for the show.
Aoki debuted in 2002 and has appeared in numerous Japanese films and TV shows over the course of his career. Some of his roles include Sanosuke Sagara in Rurouni Kenshin, Benkei in Taira no Kiyomori, and Kiso Yoshinaka in The 13 Lords of the Shogun. He also appeared as Sosaku Tachibana in Godzilla Minus One. He is joining Ryoma Takeuchi (Kiryu) and Kento Kaku (Nishiki), who are the two leads of the show. We can expect to see cast information for characters like Kazama and Haruka as we get closer to the show’s premiere.
News for Like a Dragon: Yakuza first appeared earlier this year. As mentioned earlier, it will adapt the first game. Like in the game, it will jump between two eras—1995 and 2005—as it follows both Kiryu’s return to Kamurocho and, most likely, Nishiki’s descent into darkness. There will be six parts in total, with the first half appearing in October 2024. The second half will start streaming from November 1, 2024.
Like a Dragon: Yakuza will start airing on October 24, 2024. You’ll be able to watch it on Amazon Prime.
Published: Sep 21, 2024 01:30 pm