(Editor's note: The following article originally appeared in conjunction with the Asia Society film series Gamblers, Gangsters, and Other Anti-Heroes: The Japanese Yakuza Movie, a retrospective of ...

Yakuza is a live-action adaptation of Sega’s cult video game franchise, which itself took some moves from the yakuza movies of Takeshi Kitano, Takashi Miike and more.

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Made in Japan, the series stars ... with multiple sequels and spinoffs, a movie adaptation directed by Takashi Miike in 2007, and a remake of the first game titled Yakuza Kiwami in 2016.