Like a Dragon: Prologue (2006)
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.
Director: Takeshi Miyasaka, Takashi Miike
Genre: Drama, Crime
Runtime: 43 min
Release Date: March 24, 2006
Cast
- Masakatsu Funaki - Kazuma Kiryu
- Mikio Osawa - Akira Nishikiyama
- Ayaka Maeda - Yumi Sawamura
- Harumi Sone - Sohei Dojima
- Hirotaro Honda - Shintaro Kazama
Screenplay
Music: Hidenori Shoji, Kentaro Nojima
Production: SEGA, Raku Film
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Original Language: ja
Keywords
yakuza, based on video game
Trailer
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Like a Dragon: Prologue 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 directed Like a Dragon: Prologue?
- Like a Dragon: Prologue was directed by Takeshi Miyasaka, Takashi Miike.
- Who stars in Like a Dragon: Prologue?
- Like a Dragon: Prologue stars Masakatsu Funaki, Mikio Osawa, Ayaka Maeda, Harumi Sone, Hirotaro Honda.
- How long is Like a Dragon: Prologue?
- Like a Dragon: Prologue has a runtime of 43m (43 minutes).
- What genre is Like a Dragon: Prologue?
- Like a Dragon: Prologue is a Drama, Crime film.
- Where was Like a Dragon: Prologue produced?
- Like a Dragon: Prologue was produced in Japan.