

Yakuza: Like a Dragon
2007-03-03 · 110 min · ★ 6.5
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.
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Production details
- Directors
- Takashi Miike
- Production companies
- SEGA, CJ Entertainment, Toei Company, Art Port
- Countries
- Japan, South Korea
- Status
- Released
- Revenue
- USD 5,215,613
Top Cast
Kazuki KitamuraKazuma Kiryū
Goro KishitaniGorō Majima
Show AikawaNoguchi
Yoshiyoshi ArakawaGun Seller
Kenichi EndoImanishi
Takashi Itō
Haruhiko KatoKazuki
Claude MakiAkira Nishikiyama
Yutaka MatsushigeMakoto Date
SaekoYui
Sansei ShiomiShintaro Kazama
Tomorowo TaguchiBarber Owner
Saki TakaokaYumi Sawamura
Gong YooPark
Shun Shioya
Tsuyoshi MuroNakanishi
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