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66% Critic Match
Yakuza: Like a Dragon
6.6 / 10• 2007• 1h 50m•NR• Japanese
ActionCrimeDramaComedy
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Kazuki Kitamura
Kazuma Kiryū
Lead
Goro Kishitani
Gorō Majima
Show Aikawa
Noguchi
Yoshiyoshi Arakawa
Gun Seller
Kenichi Endo
Imanishi
Takashi Itō
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Haruhiko Kato
Kazuki
Claude Maki
Akira Nishikiyama
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Takashi Miike's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Yakuza: Like a Dragon is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
