The newest trailer for the upcoming Amazon Prime Video live-action series Like a Dragon: Yakuza shows off the fan-favorite character Goto Majima, played by Munetaka Aoki. While the trailer itself is quite brief, fans are pleased with the actor’s approach to the character, with plenty of comments about his strangely long tongue.
Check out the new trailer below:
While the actor doesn’t speak in the trailer, fans are hopeful about his vocal performance. Majima has a very distinct way of speaking, as fans of the franchise may recall.
In a strange turn of events, Aoki will also be appearing in Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii as the new character Teruhiko Shigaki.
In a July interview at San Diego Comic-Con, Masayoshi Yokoyama, the director of Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, gave his thoughts on the first episode, and it sounds like fans should get ready for an emotional gut punch.
“There’s a major surprise at the end of episode one,” he said. “When I saw the ending, I couldn’t help but scream. I jumped on my feet in my office, excited by the drama’s twist. My hands were trembling, as I took a smoke in our smoking room right after that. I was that affected. I thought it was amazing.”
The Yakuza game series began in 2005 with Yakuza for the PlayStation 2. The most recent game in the franchise, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, was released in January 2024 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and PC.
Like a Dragon: Yakuza will air on Amazon Prime Video, with the first three episodes airing on October 25 and the final three on November 1.
