Following the large success of Fallout on Prime Video, Amazon is heading again into the world of video video games for one more blockbuster sequence, with Like a Dragon: Yakuza set to launch later this 12 months.

Made up of six episodes, the Amazon authentic sequence is directed by Masaharu Take and stars Ryoma Takeuchi, identified for his function as Shinnosuke Tomari in Kamen Rider Drive. The sequence will function six episodes, break up into two components, with the primary launched on October 25 and the second on November 1, 2024.

The large announcement came about in Tokyo, Japan on June 4, with each Take and Takeuchi in attendance. Amazon said that Like a Dragon: Yakuza shall be “a live-action adaptation with an authentic story primarily based on SEGA’s international hit recreation franchise.”

In a press launch, lead Ryoma Takeuchi stated he was “actually honored to be given the chance to play the function of Kazuma Kiryu,” and informed followers to stay up for “intense preventing scenes with the Dragon tattoo on his again.” Director Masaharu Take echoed these ideas, explaining that he has “poured [his] coronary heart, soul, and the expertise that [he] has garnered over 35 years into Like a Dragon: Yakuza.

Masayoshi Yokoyama, who wrote the script for the primary Yakuza recreation can be onboard, serving as an government producer on the sequence. “Because the day I first put pen to paper on the unique Yakuza‘s script, I’ve by no means as soon as considered revisiting any of my work on the sequence,” he said. “It’s as a result of I perceive all too nicely the challenges and hardships that include remaking a completed title. Nonetheless, if I had been ever despatched to the previous by means of some type of cosmic joke, that is the expertise I’d wish to create.”

The discharge of Like a Dragon: Yakuza will see Amazon dip again into the world of gaming following the monumental success of Fallout. The sequence primarily based on Bethesda’s iconic franchise was an enormous success, setting a brand new file for essentially the most watched title ever amongst adults 18-34 within the first 16 days of launch, and sits simply behind The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Energy for the corporate’s most profitable launch ever.

Whereas we don’t know an excessive amount of in regards to the story of Like a Dragon: Yakuza simply but, we anticipate to listen to extra and see our first glimpses of the present all through the summer season.