Like a Dragon: Yakuza (2024): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2024, Like a Dragon: Yakuza is an action & adventure, crime and drama series.

What it’s about. 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.

Who’s in it. Like a Dragon: Yakuza stars Ryoma Takeuchi as Kazuma Kiryu, Kento Kaku as Akira Nishikiyama, Yuumi Kawai as Yumi Sawamura and Hinano Nakayama as Miho Nishikiyama, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.1/10, Like a Dragon: Yakuza has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Like a Dragon: Yakuza page.

If you liked it. Fans of Like a Dragon: Yakuza tend to enjoy Rick and Morty, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Attack on Titan and Attack on Titan: No Regrets.