A three-episode live-action adaptation of the first Yakuza video game will debut Tuesday, March 17 exclusively IGN. Each episode is about an hour long and will stream on IGN.com and IGN’s YouTube channel.
Yakuza Powered by Nihon Toitsu is a drama telling a story that leads directly into the recently released Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties and previously streamed in Japan on Amazon Prime Video. IGN will be debuting the episodes with English-language subtitles. You can watch the exclusive trailer for the series in the player above.
The team behind the highly popular video series Nihon Tōitsu, which depicts Japan’s yakuza society, produced the series which stars Yasufumi Motomiya (Kazuma Kiryu), Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi (Goro Majima), Kazuhiro Nakaya (Akira Nishikiyama), and Kenji Matsuda (Makoto Date). Motomiya also serves as producer on the series.
How to watch the live-action series Yakuza Powered by Nihon Toitsu
All three episodes of Yakuza Powered by Nihon Toitsu with English subtitles will be available on IGN.
Episode Schedule
- Episode 1: Tuesday March 17 at 10am PT / 1pm ET.
- Episode 2: Wednesday March 18 at 10am PT / 1pm ET.
- Episode 3: Thursday March 19 at 10am PT / 1pm ET.
Yakuza Powered by Nihon Toitsu with English subtitles will be available on the following platforms:
