• Director(s)

    Masaharu Take, Kengo Takimoto

  • Production Year

    2024

  • Genre(s)

    Action

  • Cast

    Ryoma Takeuchi, Kento Kaku, Munetaka Aoki

TV Show

Like a Dragon: Yakuza

LIKE A DRAGON: YAKUZA is a Japanese action series; in this episode Edgar's sister is targeted, Yumi travels to Osaka to find her sister, and Aiko disappears. …

LIKE A DRAGON: YAKUZA is a Japanese action series; in this episode Edgar's sister is targeted, Yumi travels to Osaka to find her sister, and Aiko disappears.

  • Director(s)

    Masaharu Take, Kengo Takimoto

  • Production Year

    2024

  • Genre(s)

    Action

  • Cast

    Ryoma Takeuchi, Kento Kaku, Munetaka Aoki

Classified Date:
29/10/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
strong violence
Classified Date:
07/11/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
There are impactful beatings and stabbings. Resulting injuries include bloody detail.
additional issues
A person attempts to sever the tip of his finger as part of a Yakuza ritual; this features minimal bloody detail. There are scenes of moderate knife and gun threat. Discreet references are made to sex work. Mild bad language ('bastard') is accompanied by even milder terms including 'hell' and 'damn'.
strong violence, injury detail, language
Classified Date:
12/11/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
There are shootings and stabbings resulting in bloody detail.
language
Strong language ('f**k') is accompanied by milder terms ('bitch', 'bastard', 'ass', 'screw', 'shit', 'hell', 'moron', 'God', 'damn').
injury detail
Scenes contain sight of dead bodies, and crime scene detail of a corpse with symbols carved on their skin.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
Armed gunmen threaten people and blow up a building. There are also references to drug dealing.
strong bloody violence, brief nudity
Classified Date:
06/11/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
There are shootings and beatings with bloody detail.
nudity
There is brief sexualised nudity.
additional issues
There is infrequent use of strong language ('f**k') and milder terms ('son of a bitch', 'bitch', 'bastard', 'screw', 'shit', 'jerk', 'hell', 'damn'), as well as suicide references and moderate threat.
strong language, injury detail, violence
Classified Date:
12/11/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
There are shootings resulting in bloody detail, as well as fight sequences and organised boxing matches.
language
Strong language ('f**k') is accompanied by milder terms ('bitch', 'tits', 'bastard', 'ass', 'screw', 'shit', 'hell', 'damn').
injury detail
There is crime scene detail of a corpse with symbols carved on the skin.
additional issues
During robberies people are threatening with guns, beaten and locked in cars which are later submerged in water. A woman is sexualy harrassed by a man on the street.
strong language, violence, injury detail
Classified Date:
03/12/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
People are slashed, stabbed, and beaten, accompanied by blood spurts and blood in the aftermath.
language
Strong language ('f**k') occurs, as well as milder terms ('bitch', 'shit, 'bullshit', 'asshole', 'ass', 'bastard', 'hell', 'damn', 'moron').
injury detail
A ritualistic symbol is discovered carved into a dead gangster's torso. Scenes in the aftermath of violence emphasise blood and injury detail.
additional issues
Scenes of moderate threat include one on which a crime boss threatens one of his gang with a sword. However, the gang member is not injured or killed. In a scene featuring moderate detail, a character prepares to take her own life. Another person prepares to take her own life; however, she is prevented from doing so. A woman immediately rebuffs a man after he forces a kiss on her. In another scene, a woman objects to implied off-screen unwanted touching. There are scenes set in and around hostess clubs, as well as references to women recruited to work in these establishments. Signage shows brief sight of a cartoon character's partial nudity; however, there is no strong detail. A seriously ill character Subsequently dies, and there are emotionally raw scenes in which characters break down and cry. A person is told to drug a boxer with an unnamed substance; however, he is prevented from doing so. There are also several scenes of smoking.
strong bloody violence, injury detail
Classified Date:
03/12/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
Scenes include slashings, stabbings and gunfire, which result in significant bloodshed. In one scene, it is implied a man is disembowelled by curved blades; however, strong visual detail is hidden. A woman is shot in front of her young daughter.
injury detail
There is occasional close-up focus on gory injuries, including a symbol that has been carved into a man's chest.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
Strong language ('f**k') is accompanied by milder terms ('bitch', 'shit', 'bastard', 'ass', 'hell', 'God', 'damn', 'moron'). There are also scenes of moderate threat involving guns.
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  • Classified date

    06/11/2024

  • Distributor

    Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.

  • Language

    Japanese