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LIKE A DRAGON: YAKUZA (AMAZON)
Premieres Thursday, October 24
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BROADCAST
HISTORY:
10/25/24
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STATUS:
new this fall (yet to premiere) |
TIME SLOT:
thursdays from 12:01 AM-1:00 AM EST |
CURRENT SEASON:
1 (6 episodes) |
DESCRIPTION:
(from Amazon's press release, July 2024) Today, Prime Video announced the casting of Kento Kaku as Akira Nishikiyama, aka Nishiki, during the Like a Dragon: Yakuza panel at San Diego Comic-Con. The panel for the action-packed TV adaptation of SEGA's iconic video game series started with the official teaser trailer giving fans a glimpse of the first ever footage from the show. Following the exclusive first look, series lead Ryoma Takeuchi took to the stage alongside his series co-star Kento Kaku as well as James Farrell, Head of International Originals at Amazon MGM Studios, and the show's executive producer Erik Barmack. The four shared in the audiences' enthusiasm for the series and spoke about their different roles in bringing the video game adaptation to life. |
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Kento Kaku as Akira Nishikiyama
· Ryoma Takeuchi as Kazuma Kiryu
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CREW INFORMATION:
· Erik Barmack as EP
· Joshua Long as EP
· Kana Yamada as WRTR
· Kengo Takimoto as DIR
· Masaharu Take as DIR
· Roberto Grande as EP
· Sean Crouch as WRTR
· Yasuhiro Yoshida as WRTR
· Yugo Nakamura as WRTR
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GENRE(S):
· drama
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STUDIO INFORMATION:
· The Fool
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