Wie ein Drache: Prolog (2006): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 2006, Wie ein Drache: Prolog is a drama and krimi film directed by Takashi Miike, running about 43 minutes.

What it’s about. In 1970s-era Japan, three children, Kazuma Kiryu, Akira Nishikiyama, and his younger sister, Yuko Nishikiyama, are raised together in Shintaro Kazama's Sunflower Orphanage. In the summer of 1980, Yumi Sawamura, a young girl whose parents were accidentally shot and killed during a gang's shootout, joins them in the orphanage. Following a yakuza tradition, the honorable Kazama secretly raises orphans whose parents he has directly or indirectly killed. In return, the children love him as a father and he eventually inducts the teenage Kiryu and Nishikiyama into the Dojima Family, a Tojo Clan affiliate of which he is a senior officer.

Who’s in it. Wie ein Drache: Prolog stars Masakatsu Funaki as Kazuma Kiryu, Mikio Osawa as Akira Nishikiyama, Ayaka Maeda as Yumi Sawamura and Harumi Sone as Sohei Dojima, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.9/10, Wie ein Drache: Prolog has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Wie ein Drache: Prolog page.

If you liked it. Fans of Wie ein Drache: Prolog tend to enjoy Die Verurteilten, Der Pate, Schindlers Liste and Der Pate - Teil II.