Like a Dragon (film)
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| Directed by | Takashi Miike |
| Written by | Masashi Sogo |
| Based on | Yakuza by Sega |
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| Cinematography | Hideo Yamamoto |
| Edited by | Yasushi Shimamura |
| Music by | Koji Endo |
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| Distributed by | Toei (Japan) Sega Sammy (South Korea) |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Countries | Japan South Korea |
| Languages | Japanese Korean |
| Box office | $5,215,613 |
Yakuza: Like a Dragon (Japanese: 龍が如く 劇場版, Hepburn: Ryū ga Gotoku: Gekijōban; lit. "Like a Dragon: The Movie") is a 2007 crime film directed by Takashi Miike, based on the video game series published by Sega. It features an ensemble cast led by Kazuki Kitamura as protagonist Kazuma Kiryu, along with Gorô Kishitani, Show Aikawa, Shun Shioya, Saeko, Saki Takaoka, Gong Yoo, Yutaka Matsushige, Claude Maki, Yoshiyoshi Arakawa, Kenichi Endō and Tomorowo Taguchi. Series creator Toshihiro Nagoshi (billed as 'Mister N') appears in a supporting role.
Like a Dragon broadly adapts the plot of the first game in the series, following several different storylines that unfolds in a hot summer night in Kamurocho, the franchise's fictionalized version of Tokyo Shinjuku's Kabukichō.
The film was released in Japan by Toei Company on March 3, 2007, to mixed reviews. The English-subtitled version premiered on June 23, 2008, at New York Asian Film Festival, and was released on DVD in North America on February 23, 2010, by an affiliate of Media Blasters.