Yakuza Powered by Nihon Touitsu

This action crime drama serves as a live-action adaptation of the first entry in the Yakuza/Like a Dragon series. The plot focuses on the events that take place before the video games Yakuza Kiwami 3 and Dark Ties. Supervised by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, the production aims to stay faithful to the original source material.

The film was produced by My Theater D.D. and was created by the same cast and crew involved in the Unification of Japan franchise. It was directed by Hiroyuki Tsuji, marking the 75th film of 78 in his career. In his chronological filmography, this project follows Unification of Japan 72 and precedes Unification of Japan 74. Masayoshi Yokoyama served as the producer.

The movie features a credited cast of 23 actors. Yasukaze Motomiya stars as Kazuma Kiryu, supported by Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi as Goro Majima and Kazuhiro Nakaya as Akira Nishikiyama. Other roles include Kenji Matsuda as Makoto Date, Kozo Takeda as Futoshi Shimano, and Katsuya as The Florist of Sai. Released on February 10, 2026, in Japan, the film has a total runtime of 171 minutes.