SEGA and Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio have announced that the Like a Dragon Powered By Nihon Tōitsu live-action crossover series will premiere February 10 on Amazon Prime Video in Japan. All three episodes of Like a Dragon Powered By Nihon Tōitsu will release at once, serving as a prequel to Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties.
The cast includes:
- Yasukaze Motomiya as Kazuma Kiryu
- Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi as Goro Majima
- Kazuhiro Nakaya as Akira Nishikiyama
- Kenji Matsuda as Makoto Date
Additional cast members include:
- Kozo Takeda
- Katsuya
- Takashi Kitadai
- Rina Aizawa
- Ayu Manaka
- Saya Ogata
- Yoshimi Tachi
- Takashi Yūki
- Rino Katase
- Eiichi Furui
- Hitomi Matsuda
- Hideo Nakano
- Susumu Terajima
- Shun Sugata
Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties launches February 12 for $59.99 on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. There will be physical and digital editions, and pre-orders include the Ichiban Legendary Lad DLC. A Digital Deluxe Edition costs $74.99 and includes several DLC packs (also sold separately).
Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties includes a remake of 2009’s Yakuza 3 and Dark Ties, a Like a Dragon Gaiden-style game. The title features revamped gameplay, story changes, new cast members and English voice-overs, and new cutscenes in the Dragon Engine. Players may choose to play Yakuza Kiwami 3 or Dark Ties in any order.
The cast of Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties includes:
- Takaya Kuroda as Kazuma Kiryu
- Shido Nakamura as Yoshitaka Mine
- Satoshi Tokushige as Daigo Dojima
- Ryo Ishibashi as Shigeru Nakahara
- Teruyuki Kagawa as Goh Hamazaki
- Show Kasamatsu as Rikiya Shimabukuro
- Hiroyuki Miyasako as Tsuyoshi Kanda
- Kenji Matsuda as Shinpei Ikari
The Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties Original Soundtrack will be released by Wave Master for 5,280 yen (tax included) on March 4 in Japan. The original soundtrack comes in a massive four-CD set.
