Japan Yakuza: Like a Dragon is a Japan–South Korea co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
Synopsis
龍が如く 劇場版
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.
Japan × South Korea Co-Production
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Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Yakuza: Like a Dragon. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
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Action + Crime in Japan
188 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action and Crime genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Yakuza: Like a Dragon itself).
The 2006–2008 Japan Window
Yakuza: Like a Dragon holds position #250 of 372 Japan films in the 2006–2008 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Yakuza: Like a Dragon premiered alongside 112 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 112 other Japan films in 2007.
The 1923rd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
52 audience reviews — more than 65% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 51th percentile among Japan films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,108 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (32nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.4 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #1,219 of 1,714 (top 71%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Japan, South Korea |
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | SEGA, CJ Entertainment, Toei Company, Art Port |
| Runtime | 1h 50m |
| Release Date | March 3, 2007 |
| IMDb | tt0991243 |