{"id":1023364,"date":"2026-01-13T10:40:58","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T10:40:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/1851688066"},"modified":"2026-01-13T10:40:58","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T10:40:58","slug":"like-a-dragon-yakuza-is-a-confused-sometimes-visionary-mess","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/like-a-dragon-yakuza-is-a-confused-sometimes-visionary-mess\/","title":{"rendered":"Like A Dragon: Yakuza Is A Confused, Sometimes Visionary Mess"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/like-a-dragon-yakuza-is-a-confused-sometimes-visionary-mess.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Amazon MGM\u2019s Like A Dragon: Yakuza has the unenviable task of taking RGG Studio\u2019s beloved Yakuza video game series and translating it into prestige television. The Yakuza games are as much studies of bizarre secondary characters and unlikely encounters as they are narrative-driven crime stories. 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