Like a Dragon: Yakuza
TV Series2024Ended

Like a Dragon: Yakuza

Taste attributes: action & adventurecrimedramamafia/gangstermartial artsactionunsavouryheavyimaginarysimplelineargrittyemotionally undemandingall consuming questcomplex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardy

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Boxlist takeExpect a morally murky, emotionally cool crime series, heavy rather than light. Best if you like easy over intense.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

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What lines up

  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
  • Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it
  • Originality: Balanced originality, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
  • Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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Synopsis

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.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

all consuming questcomplex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardy

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Ryoma TakeuchiKento KakuYuumi KawaiHinano NakayamaTakashi Yano

Details

Genre
Action & Adventure
Year
2024
Runtime
45 min
Status
Ended
Studio
1212 Entertainment
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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