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Like A Dragon: Yakuza gets its first teaser trailer via Comic-Con

At San Diego Comic-con, the first teaser trailer for Like A Dragon: Yakuza was revealed, giving those in attendance and those of us not, our first look at the show, check it out.

In addition to Ryoma Takeuchi, who is the lead of the show, taking on the role of Kazuma Kiryu, it was also revealed that Kento Kaku will play Akira Nishikiyama, aka Nishiki in the series. Below is the official synopsis as provided by Prime Vide.

Like a Dragon: Yakuza is a crime-suspense-action series as well as a live-action adaptation with an original story based on SEGA’s global hit game franchise, Yakuza: Like a Dragon. The story is set in Kamurochō and tells the story of the main character, Kazuma Kiryu and his growth through an original screenplay. The series is directed by the critically acclaimed Masaharu Take and features Ryoma Takeuchi as the lead character, Kazuma Kiryu. Spanning across 1995 and 2005, , the series follows the lives of childhood friends, and the repercussions of the decisions of Kazuma Kiryu, a fearsome and peerless Yakuza warrior with a strong sense of justice, duty, and humanity.

The series will begin on October 24th with three episodes releasing, the remaining three will come a few weeks later.