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A LiveActionAdaptation of the first game in the video game brawler series for the [=PS2=] and [=PS3=], ''Ryu Ga Gotoku'' (''Like a Dragon,'' or ''Yakuza'' as it's known in America. The movie is sometimes referred to as ''Yakuza: Like A Dragon'' in western markets). It is an adaptation of the latter half of the first game in the series, featuring Kazuma Kiryu (桐生 一馬, Kiryū Kazuma), the "Dragon of Dojima," on his quest to find [[MoralityPet Haruka's]] mother, find out what happened to [[RivalTurnedEvil his childhood friend Nishiki]] and his girlfriend, Yumi while he was in prison for ten years ([[AllThereInTheManual though you won't necessarily realize any of these things if you just watch the movie]]). There are several B-plots set in the city of Kamurocho, including the police dealing with a pair of idiotic bank robbers, a boyfriend and girlfriend going on a crime spree, and a Korean hitman arriving in the city.

Directed by TakashiMiike, the movie manages to capture the mildly surrealistic humor of the games, including the severe MoodWhiplash. It's stylized very much like a live action version of a video game, complete with rather cartoonish effects and ridiculous action sequences.

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!!This film adaptation includes examples of:

* AllThereInTheManual: Most of the characters, their motivations, and backstories. Even Kazuma's is barely touched upon, as the movie begins well into the plot of the first game. Like A Dragon: Prologue also covers these things, as well as going into more detail to the backstories of the characters than even the games. You would be forgiven for not having any idea who Nishiki was even after the conclusion of the film.
* AscendedExtra: Not an extra, but Majima's role is much larger than his role in the game.
* BadBoss: Majima, true to the game.
* BatterUp: Majima uses a bat early in the movie, though he prefers his {{knife|Nut}} against Kazuma and [[ShotgunsAreJustBetter a shotgun]] later on. [[BadBoss Against his own men, however...]]. Interesting in that he actually uses the bat to hit balls to take out enemies, rather than always directly hitting the enemy.
* BigBad: [[spoiler: Mister N is the one who stole the 10 billion yen]]
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: Shintaro Kazama saving his adopted son.]]
* BokeAndTsukkomiRoutine: The bank robbers.
* CanonImmigrant: Majima's use of the shotgun as a weapon of choice and one of his BatterUp moments show up in Yakuza: Dead Souls.
* CityOfAdventure: Kamurocho, so much.
* CoatCape: Kazuma wears his jacket like this at the end of the movie. This is largely so that it can be blown off by a helicopter so he would be shirtless for the final fight.
* CreatorCameo: Mister N is played by the director of the games.
* CrossCounter: The conclusion of Kiryu and Majima's second battle.
* CurbStompBattle: Naturally.
* DevelopingDoomedCharacters: [[spoiler: The bank robbers, and the robbing couple. Subverted by Park, who is more of a ChekhovsGunman, killing the BigBad]].
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Kazuma tells Haruka to come to him, even when Majima and his goons are firing at him, knowing that Majima, while he would beat his own men to death over nothing, wouldn't hurt Haruka.
* FearfulSymmetry: Kazuma and Majima's fights have elements of this. Most prevalent in their fight with shotguns, with their actions perfectly mirroring each others.
* IKnowMaddenKombat: Majima's aforementioned BatterUp moments.
* ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy: Majima's goons in the bar, once Kiryu breaks his cover and goes on the offensive.
* KnifeNut: Majima uses both a bat and a shotgun for much more of the movie, but when it really matters, he prefers his knife.
* NoKoreansInJapan: Averted by the hitman, Park, who also gets assistance from local Koreans in the city.
* OhCrap: When the gangsters realize that Kazuma has [[spoiler: taken a swig of a healing item in the final battle.]]
* PetTheDog: Kazuma begins the movie with an almost literal version, his first appearance is buying dog food for a dog for Haruka (... and getting into a fight in the process, of course).
* ShoutOut: Many to the games, including use of the same fire effects denoting HEAT, sound effects from the games popping up, and healing items from the games being shown in a fridge in the foreground at one point. [[spoiler: The latter being a ChekhovsGun, as, true to video game form, it fully heals Kazuma right when he's on the brink of defeat]]
* SoundtrackDissonance: Played with... Crazy Ken Band's very upbeat Hama no Ambassador playing over Majima's wandering the streets, hitting random people with a bat and starting brawls seems to conflict with the action, but at the same time fits Majima's [[AxeCrazy crazier]] [[BloodKnight tendencies]].
* SparedByTheAdaptation: [[spoiler: Fuma/Kazama apparently survives.]]
* YouDontLookLikeYou: Averted by Kazuma and Majima, who look very similar to their in-game counterparts (Kazuma looks a bit young, though his model in the first game didn't exactly look aged). Played straight by Haruka and Yumi, who don't resemble their in-game counterparts at all (but fortunately don't lose any of their important qualities).

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* BatterUp: Majima uses a bat early in the movie, though he prefers his [[KnifeNut knife]] against Kazuma and [[ShotgunsAreJustBetter a shotgun]] later on. [[BadBoss Against his own men, however...]]. Interesting in that he actually uses the bat to hit balls to take out enemies, rather than always directly hitting the enemy.

* YouDontLookLikeYou: Averted by Kazuma and Majima, who look very similar to their in-game counterparts (Kazuma looks a bit young, though his model in the first game didn't exactly look aged). Played straight by Haruka and Yumi, who don't resemble their in-game counterparts at all (but fortunately don't lose any of their important qualities).

A LiveActionAdaptation of the first game in the video game brawler series for the [=PS2=] and [=PS3=], ''Ryu Ga Gotoku'' (''Like a Dragon,'' or ''Yakuza'' as it's known in America. The movie is sometimes referred to as ''Yakuza: Like A Dragon'' in western markets). It is an adaptation of the latter half of the first game in the series, featuring Kazuma Kiryu (桐生 一馬, Kiryū Kazuma), the "Dragon of Dojima," on his quest to find [[MoralityPet Haruka's]] mother, find out what happened to [[RivalTurnedEvil his childhood friend Nishiki]] and his girlfriend, Yumi while he was in prison for ten years ([[AllThereInTheManual though you won't necessarily realize any of these things if you just watch the movie]]. There are several B-plots set in the city of Kamurocho, including the police dealing with a pair of idiotic bank robbers, a boyfriend and girlfriend going on a crime spree, and a Korean hitman arriving in the city.

* AllThereInTheManual: Most of the characters, their motivations, and backstories. Even Kazuma's is barely touched upon, as the movie begins well into the plot of the first game. Like A Dragon: Prologue also covers these things, as well as going into more detail to the backstories of the characters than even the games. You would be forgiven for not having any idea who Nishiki was even after the conclusion of the film.

* CoatCape: Kazuma wears his jacket like this at the end of the movie. This is largely so that it can blown off by a helicopter so he would shirtless for the final fight.

Directed by TakashiMiike, the movie manages to capture the mildly surrealistic humor of the games, including the severe MoodWhiplash. Its stylized very much like a live action version of a video game, complete with rather cartoonish effects and ridiculous action sequences.

* DevelopingDoomedCharacters: [[spoiler: The bank robbers, and the robbing couple. Subverted by Park, who is more of a ChekhovsGunman, killing the BigBad]]
* EnsembleDarkhorse: Majima, even more than he is in the games. The hitman Park also has a sizable fanbase, despite being a CanonForeigner.

* IKnowMaddenCombat: Majima's aforementioned BatterUp moments.

A LiveActionAdaptation of the first game in the video game brawler series for the [=PS2=] and [=PS3=], ''Ryu Ga Gotoku'' (''Like a Dragon,'' or ''Yakuza'' as it's known in America). It is an adaptation of the latter half of the first game in the series, featuring Kazuma Kiryu (桐生 一馬, Kiryū Kazuma), the "Dragon of Dojima," on his quest to find [[MoralityPet Haruka's]] mother, find out what happened to [[RivalTurnedEvil his childhood friend Nishiki]] and his girlfriend, Yumi while he was in prison for ten years ([[AllThereInTheManual though you won't necessarily realize any of these things if you just watch the movie]]. There are several B-plots set in the city of Kamurocho, including the police dealing with a pair of idiotic bank robbers, a boyfriend and girlfriend going on a crime spree, and a Korean hitman arriving in the city.

!!This game series includes examples of:

* BatterUp: Majima uses a bat early in the movie, though he prefers his [[KnifeNut knife]] against Kazuma and [[ShotgunsAreJustBetter a shotgun]] later on. [[BadBoss Against his own men, however...]]. Interesting in that in combat at one point, he uses the bat to hit a ball to take out an enemy, rather than always directly hitting the enemy.

* OhCrap: When it's realized that Kazuma has [[spoiler: taken a swig of a healing item in the final battle.]]

* AllThereInTheManual: Most of the characters, their motivations, and backstories. Even Kazuma's is barely touched upon, as the movie begins well into the plot of the first game. Like A Dragon: Prologue also covers these things, as well as going into more detail to the backstories of the characters than even the games.

* BatterUp: Majima uses a bat early in the movie, though he prefers his [[KnifeNut knife]] against Kazuma and [[ShotgunsAreJustBetter a shotgun]] later on. [[BadBoss Against his own men, however...]]. Interesting in that in combat at one point, he uses the bat to a ball to take out an enemy, rather than always hitting the enemy.

* YourDontLookLikeYou: Averted by Kazuma and Majima, who look very similar to their in-game counterparts (Kazuma looks a bit young, though his model in the first game didn't exactly look aged). Played straight by Haruka and Yumi, who don't resemble their in-game counterparts at all (but fortunately don't lose any of their important qualities).

* ShoutOut: Many to the games, including use of the same fire effects denoting HEAT, sound effects from the games popping up, and healing items from the games being shown in a fridge in the foreground at one point. [[spoiler: The latter being a ChekhovsGun, as, true to video game form, it fully heals Kazuma right when he's on the brink of defeat]]

* DevelopingDoomedCharacters: [[Spoiler: The bank robbers, and the robbing couple. Subverted by Park, who is more of a ChekhovsGunman, killing the BigBad]]

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* BigBad: [[spoiler: Mister N is the one who stole to 10 billion yen]]

A LiveActionAdaptation of the first game in the video game brawler series for the [=PS2=] and [=PS3=], ''Ryu Ga Gotoku'' (''Like a Dragon,'' or ''Yakuza'' as it's known in America). It is an adaptation of the latter half of the first game in the series, featuring Kazuma Kiryu (桐生 一馬, Kiryū Kazuma), the "Dragon of Dojima," on his quest to find [[MoralityPet Haruka's]] mother, find out what happened to [[RivalTurnedEvil his childhood friend Nishiki]] and his girlfriend, Yumi while he was in prison for ten years. There are several B-plots set in the city of Kamurocho, including the police dealing with a pair of idiotic bank robbers, a boyfriend and girlfriend going on a crime spree, and a Korean hitman arriving in the city.

Directed by TakashiMiike, the movie manages to capture the mildly surrealistic humor of the games, including the severe MoodWhiplash.

* BatterUp: Majima uses a bat early in the movie, though he prefers his [[KnifeNut knife]] against Kazuma and [[ShotgunsAreJustBetter a shotgun]] later on. [[BadBoss Against his own men, however...]]

* BatterUp: Majima uses a bat early in the movie, though he prefers his knife against Kazuma and a shotgun later on. [[BadBoss Against his own men, however...]]

* EvenEvilHasStandards: Kazuma tells Haruka to come to him, even when Majima and his goons are firing him, knowing that Majima, while he would beat his own men to death over nothing, wouldn't hurt Haruka.
* FearfulSymmetry: Kazuma and Majima's fights have elements of this. Most prevalent in their fight with shotguns.

* PetTheDog: Kazuma begins the movie with an almost literal version, his first appearance is buying dog food for a dog for Haruka (... and getting into a fight in the process, of course).

* AllThereInTheManual: Most of the characters, their motivations, and backstories. Even Kazuma's is barely touched upon, as the movie begins well into the plot of the first game.
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: Shintaro Kazama saving his adopted son.]]