Like a Dragon: Prologue
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.
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About Like a Dragon: Prologue
Like a Dragon: Prologue is a 2006 Japanese-language drama and crime film directed by Takeshi Miyasaka and Takashi Miike. The cast is led by Masakatsu Funaki, Mikio Osawa, Ayaka Maeda. It has a runtime of 0h 43m.
Like a Dragon: Prologue was produced by SEGA and Raku Film and made in Japan. It was released on March 24, 2006.
- Director
- Takeshi Miyasaka, Takashi Miike
- Writers
- Masaru Nakamura
- Release date
- March 24, 2006
- Original language
- Japanese
- Status
- Released
- Country
- Japan
- Production
- SEGA, Raku Film
Like a Dragon: Prologue cast & crew
Like a Dragon: Prologue was directed by Takeshi Miyasaka and Takashi Miike and written by Masaru Nakamura.
The cast features Masakatsu Funaki as Kazuma Kiryu, Mikio Osawa as Akira Nishikiyama, Ayaka Maeda as Yumi Sawamura, Harumi Sone as Sohei Dojima, and Hirotaro Honda as Shintaro Kazama.
Behind the camera, it was produced by Takashi Miike and Toshihiro Nagoshi.
Is Like a Dragon: Prologue worth watching?
At 0h 43m, it's an easy, time-light watch.
If you enjoy drama and crime, Like a Dragon: Prologue is worth a place on your watchlist.
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Cast of Like a Dragon: Prologue
Masakatsu Funaki
Kazuma Kiryu
Mikio Osawa
Akira Nishikiyama
Ayaka Maeda
Yumi Sawamura
Harumi Sone
Sohei Dojima
Hirotaro Honda
Shintaro Kazama
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Like a Dragon: Prologue runs 0 hours 43 minutes (43 minutes).
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