Like a Dragon: Yakuza: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Set in the fictional town of Kamurocho, the story unfolds across two intersecting timelines—1995 and 2005. In 1995, four friends eager to escape their restrictive lives in an orphanage dive into the yakuza-controlled underworld of 1995 Kamurocho. Meanwhile, in 2005, their friendship is deteriorated, as tensions between the Tojo Clan and the Omi Alliance are at a boiling point.

Series details

• Title: Like a Dragon: Yakuza
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Action, Crime
• Premiere date: 2024-10-24
• Status in TVmaze: To Be Determined
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Prime Video
• Typical episode runtime: 47 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 4.7/10
• TVMaze ID: 77546
• IMDb ID: tt32536952
• TVDB ID: 450833

Cast and credited roles

• Ryoma Takeuchi — Kiryu Kazama
• Kento Kaku — Akira Nishikiyama
• Kawai Yuumi — Yumi Sawamura
• Nakayama Hinano — Miho

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2024-10-24; final listed air date 2024-11-01; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Like a Dragon: Yakuza on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.