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Yakuza: Like a Dragon (2007)

Directed by Takashi Miike

Crime

Most recently watched by sleestakk

Overview

Former yakuza underling Kazuma Kiryū has recently been released from prison after a lengthy incarceration and is trying to piece his life together and distance himself from his yakuza past. Unfortunately, Kiryū‘s problems slowly escalate as he is pursued by a former associate, the baseball-bat-wielding psycho Gorō Majima, who has a grudge to settle with Kiryū.

Length 110 minutes

Actors

Kazuki Kitamura | Gorô Kishitani | Sho Aikawa | YosiYosi Arakawa | Ken'ichi Endô | Takashi Itō | Haruhiko Katō | Kurôdo Maki | Yutaka Matsushige | Natsuo | Saeko | Sô Sakamoto | Sansei Shiomi | Tomorowo Taguchi | Saki Takaoka | Yoo Gong | Shun Shioya | Tsuyoshi Muro

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
09/03/2011TVStreamingVideo on Demand5 stars
 

Viewing Notes

A pretty mediocre ‘gangster’ film geared towards the younger teen crowd, with an over-reliance on cheap computer-generated SFX. Not Miike’s best work, by far.

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