When Prime Video’s six-episode live-action adaptation of Like a Dragon was announced, there was widely expressed concern over how it would capture the unique tone of Sega’s long-running and beloved game series set in the world of Japanese organized crime. You may have heard there are no karaoke scenes, for instance, which made some fans think the creators didn’t truly understand the appeal of the games formerly known as Yakuza. Unfortunately, it also lacks any other moments of levity. This Like a Dragon is an overly long, meandering, dreary melodrama that would be ignored if not for the name attached.Admittedly the games are no strangers to melodrama. Their charm lies in finding the proper amount of camp absurdity to balance out the mob-saga histrionics. Protagonist Kazuma Kiryu (played here by Ryōma Takeuchi) is a straight-laced man who constantly finds himself in absurd situations, and the self-seriousness of each game’s main plot is the foundation that allows the…
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