Friendship ended with Kiwami 1, 40 minute direct-to-dvd prequel is my new best friend.
@LIONREV7
2 жыл бұрын
It has been confirmed that Ryu ga gotoku 8 will be called Like a dragon 8 in the west, so now we have : Yakuza 6 - Yakuza Like a Dragon - Like a Dragon 8.
@toxification
2 жыл бұрын
Beware the Like A Dragon Pipeline.
@turboshell
Жыл бұрын
reconfirmed, it's not called 8, it's called Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth which is a little better but now it'll be way harder to differentiate spinoffs and mainline games since they're all called "like a dragon: subtitle here
@SurvivalHorror100
2 жыл бұрын
You have no idea how happy I am seeing you upload content regularly again. Don't even think about leaving us like that again.
@SIGNOR-G
2 жыл бұрын
Expecially if its a video talking about YAKUZA.
@Mene0
2 жыл бұрын
I second this
@Eren-lg2zg
2 жыл бұрын
Cringe
@uyso6045
2 жыл бұрын
YES!!!! OH MY GOOOOOD
@TheJbrown60
Жыл бұрын
wellllllllll
@fgdj2000
2 жыл бұрын
Seeing as you were the one who introduced me to this series I am always happy to listen to you talk about any aspect of it! Great to have you back… at least for now.
@C_Ranked
2 жыл бұрын
As someone who’s a huge fan of this series after being introduced to it from your retrospective awhile back (oh god that was a long time ago lol) I really appreciate you talking about these weird little spin offs like that prequel movie I knew nothing about until now, it’s pretty much the reason why I’ve enjoyed your channel for the longest time I’m sure there’s a good amount of people wanting to hear your thoughts on the modern RGG games but honestly I really enjoy just hearing you recommend the more low key stuff out there that doesn’t get much attention, much love as always 🙏
@jackpilcrow
2 жыл бұрын
This is honestly the most I've seen of this film, and I wasn't even aware of that prequel film! I really like how the prequel films gives us some of the youngest Kiryu we'll ever see, even now. And I just like to say your very early yakuza vids are what got the game in my mind years ago, and eventually what got me a PS2 copy of 1 as well as the pc ports that had trickled down over the years, so this was a great treat!
@SuperOtakuKyo
2 жыл бұрын
The original Yakuza Your Next Favorite video was what got me to want to try out the series and led me to buy Yakuza 0 day one. Have played all the Yakuza games since and Yakuza LAD was just an incredible game. Nice to see you talk about the film since it doesn't get much love. Hope you may cover Ishin Kiwami and the Yakuza stage play.
@MD_Chaos
2 жыл бұрын
Being a Yakuza fan, think it's really cool you've taken a proper look at this movie, especially with your insight on miike's filmography. I'm a novice to JP crime films, though I do want to get into it more, but I can appreciate that someone would go the extra mile to mention the films that influenced the games. It's been a while since I saw the movie, but my stance on it is more or less similar. It's an entertaining movie, but as a adaptation it really does feel like a cut down version of the story of the first game. Looking back, Kazuki Kitamura did a really good job playing kiryu and really gets his mannerisms and attitude down to a tee. The addition of Crazy Kenband's music was also very cool. As far as Game to movie adaptations go, I wouldn't call it great, but it's better than most given who was assigned to direct it. I've surprised you finally got around to talking about that prologue movie, since that's even more obscure than the movie. I've known about it for years but not so much the details(let alone it being subtitled), so hearing what it's about was very cool and insightful. It seemed like a neat prequel video that really adds something to the game's story. As to whether it fits with the game or the movie, I think given the release date of it being in between yakuza 1 and 2, I think it's pretty easy to infer that it was a tie in to the game. Eitherway, it's an essential piece of yakuza's story that not surprisingly seems to be buried by sega, even though it adds more context to the game. Great Video, would like to see you cover more of miike's other output like leylines.
@manthedan4828
2 жыл бұрын
I love this movie. Like there's a lot of dumb things about it, but it was some of the most fun I've had watching a movie. You did a really good job at explaining the things the movie actually does well even if the overall product was messy. Great video and I'd love to see you do more Yakuza content.
@remembertotakeshowerspleas355
8 ай бұрын
I haven't seen it yet but to me it sounds very similar to one of Miike's other films, First Love.
@Rough_Estimates
2 жыл бұрын
You feel like a friend that went away for a long time and you came back.
@pantzforhire
2 жыл бұрын
Seeing how you manage to string along the video with excellent video content while not interrupting your own spoken momentum cannot be understated. Great work, Hero!
@iamtheburninator
2 жыл бұрын
I started Yakuza 0 just last week based in large part to your videos. It’s my first Yakuza/Like a Dragon game and I’m eager to try the rest! And glad to see you uploading again ❤
@L20niidas
2 жыл бұрын
Great to have you back on KZitem! You are the main reason I started playing this series and I haven’t stopped loving the games since ❤
@GamingKick
2 жыл бұрын
If you looking for a good asian crime drama with a bit more action check out City Of Violence (2006)! It´s about a real estate deal gone south, childhood friends becoming enemies and a ton of well choreographed fights. Highly recommended if you need a Yakuza movie vibe!
@JE3MAN
2 жыл бұрын
How hilarious the timing is. I've literally just seen that movie less than 24 hours ago and somehow your video, one of the rare reviews of this film online, shows up. Fantastic.
@theclassicmanila-style8435
2 жыл бұрын
still want the same actor to play kiryu if they ever decide to have another live action,
@InPlaySight
2 жыл бұрын
I'm a bit sad to see that the focus was not on Kiryu but more so the chaos around him. To me, the characters of Yakuza are what makes these games so great (I even made a video on Ichiban on my channel!). I still like that this film exists, and hope that there might be more to come for my boy Ichiban. Great work, as always!
@fastblueapple6082
2 жыл бұрын
Never knew there was a prequel film to Yakuza 1 on the PS2, that's really cool
@101kirbyfan
2 жыл бұрын
Considering the recent Sonic movies show a Sega logo at the start showing various Sega properties (Yakuza included), I'd be intrigued to see them attempt another Yakuza movie. Of course that's not to say it would be good, but I still think the potential is most defintely there. Perhaps an adaptation of 0 or retelling of 1 with elements from later games included? Idk
@PKDeviluke25
2 жыл бұрын
That Killzone 2 Radec Academy mention takes me back.
@itsdandyitsdandy4022
2 жыл бұрын
Ohhhh I actually love this film! A hidden gem for sure!
@aldinhzek4082
2 жыл бұрын
Damn that prequel movie kinda established the plot with Yumi a lot better than Original game did.
@Supermariosupervideo
2 жыл бұрын
better than 0 or Kiwami even
@exonhunter5108
2 жыл бұрын
The king of making great videos is back at it again.
@JMenitta
2 жыл бұрын
I just watched this movie for the first time recently and while I didn't really like it, I had fun watching it. Every scene with Majima was a joy. Glad you're doing stuff with Yakuza again! Loved your first videos on the series!
@2ndbleak
2 жыл бұрын
Great video, I remember watching this movie on Google Video of all places, surely not Miike’s best but good fun for any fan and still with that original Yakuza energy that got lost in the later games
@refinedzeta
2 жыл бұрын
I'm so happy you're back doing more videos. I would love to see another video game review!
@animegamingnerd
2 жыл бұрын
I knew about this film along with some other live action adaptions like one for the PSP games , a stage play based off of Yakuza 1, and an upcoming Japanese drama based off of Lost Judgement. But I had no idea about that 40 minute prologue film and I am kinda interest in watching it since I've always wanted to see Kiryu's relationship with Yumi and Kazam fleshed out a lot more.
@smarmsmarmson4302
2 жыл бұрын
Killer timing, I just discovered and watched this two days ago.
@RealKaiserRyu
2 жыл бұрын
Finally your channel is once again HyperBitHero as it should!
@SIGNOR-G
2 жыл бұрын
12:22 *Avarage Killzone Enjoyer spotted*
@Supermariosupervideo
2 жыл бұрын
id love to see a video on those Yakuza crime dramas, they look fantastically dingy gonna watch them
@daveedwards4681
2 жыл бұрын
Ah man I totally forgot about Ichi the Killer! Well worth a revisit now I think
@bawwsadface
Жыл бұрын
i've been saying "that’s a よし from me" ever since watching this video
@josedorsaith5261
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome! I just finished Yakuza 1 and 0 after seeing your video recommending it. Glad to see you upload again and keep up the great work 👍
@Raging
2 жыл бұрын
Any excuse to shit on Kiwami is a good one.
@mooxsir
2 жыл бұрын
This Yakuza stuff is coming full circle. I missed your content
@aparajitgupta
2 жыл бұрын
Im a huge Yakuza fan, but I had no idea there was a film, let alone a film by the guy that made one of my favorite horror movies ever, Audition! Thanks for the tip, looking forward to more of your stuff.
@MrMyNameIsBifana
2 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad that u lead me to yakuza, I'm super happy u have been uploading more frequently cuz tbh u r one of my fav youtuber! Keep on the great work and in a way I feel that I'm in debt with u cuz yakuza really change my life, so ty for that as well! Ps: can u give us the link to buy the movie, ty!
@Seandeclanpatrick
2 жыл бұрын
Funnily enough I decided to watch this for the first time about a month ago. I watched it with a group of friends and honestly it's a pretty entertaining group watch. Majima is a riot.
@IncredibleMD
7 ай бұрын
Takashi Miike was the perfect person to adapt Yakuza into a movie. It was like if Majima made a movie based on what happened in December 2005, only he wasn't there for most of it, didn't properly remember what had happened for the parts he was there for, and inexplicably wanted people to believe he read the Nikkei stock news for some reason. The moment you realize that Majima's eyepatch being on the wrong eye only adds to, rather than subtracts from, the charm of this movie is the moment you understand this movie.
@Clover-_-
2 жыл бұрын
Hell yeah, I'm glad your back king. I hope you'll be able to make more content lately
@Therealmadkong
2 жыл бұрын
Hyperbithero will make the Like a dragon rpg video the same day Demo finishes the Angel’s Egg video.
@kevinhulk1
2 жыл бұрын
Damm dude you're actually making yakuza videos again... that's pretty good
@shad79t79
2 жыл бұрын
W title This movie holds a special place for introducing me into the crazy world of jp yakuza movies. Alot of them are pretty out there and a bit over the top crazy but it is part of its charm sometimes in how unhinged they are
@dkaratas
2 жыл бұрын
kino is FUCKING BACK ON THE MENU
@sicklyflower
2 жыл бұрын
Hyperbithero uploading is my favorite new thing ngl
@TollusRollus
10 ай бұрын
you showed 5 seconds of "Digimon Adventure: Our War Game" - a film I've never heard of before - and somehow I was already like "is this a Hosoda film?" it looks so much like Summer Wars
@wonderwonka1774
2 жыл бұрын
My favorite Mike's film is Crows Zero, and the funny thing is that the main character of the Crows Zero movies is Oguri Shun who also played the role of Someya in Yakuza 6!
@dikasmusha6194
2 жыл бұрын
10:29 casually name-dropping Tetsuo like it isn't one of the grossest movies ever made lol
@HyperBitHero
2 жыл бұрын
Shinya Tsukamoto has an incredible filmography. I had to include his roles from several Miike films in this video.
@dikasmusha6194
2 жыл бұрын
@@HyperBitHero for sure, his films definitely deserve more exposure in the west, hopefully this video gets more people interested.
@Yulises
2 жыл бұрын
I love Yakuza Like a Dragon (Yakuza 7), Ichiban has become my favorite character in the series. Thank you for sharing the 2007 film. I had no idea it existed!
@evzenvarga9707
2 жыл бұрын
Yakuza 7
@urbanizeddreams
2 жыл бұрын
Oh damn, more Yakuza videos, love it!
@N7niko
2 жыл бұрын
Missed this channel so much.
@imascatmanworld
2 жыл бұрын
Oh shit, this video isn't about the JRPG. Ok this really is my next favorite, thank you!
@bucket9486
2 жыл бұрын
Okay, you got me LMAO Luckily for you this topic's about as, if not more interesting than what I actually came here for.
@Shiratto
2 жыл бұрын
I’ve heard of this movie and seen clips of it before but NEVER have I heard a single word of the prequel movie which seems super interesting!
@titaniumbat7820
2 жыл бұрын
Hell Yeah, Favorite game and one of my favourite classic KZitem channels
@JuliusCaesar103
2 жыл бұрын
HyperBitHero is back, baby!
@sometwithtoomuchfreetim3842
2 жыл бұрын
I remember vaguely hearing about that prequel movie but I had barely a clue what it showed. Very interesting as always
@V0iD1SKD
2 жыл бұрын
Don't know how to explain, but I just love this movie. Great Video.
@futer5107
2 жыл бұрын
holy fuck that's the 3rd upload this year
@AlomM
2 жыл бұрын
loved this movie back in the day, thought it was a great adaptation. Great video!
@pendantblade6361
2 жыл бұрын
Hero uploading often is weird but highly appreciated.
@elarrioguajardo208
2 жыл бұрын
Yes! Amazing to see you again!
@efter
2 жыл бұрын
I watched this movie a few months back but i totally forgot about the prequel for the movie also great review i love seeing you talk about yakuza stuff
@lolcat
2 жыл бұрын
I remember watching this on youtube before playing the games lol
@manramen
2 жыл бұрын
Not gonna lie sometimes there's a mini game i miss from one game to the next when things change up, a very honest part of me will miss can collecting in Like A Dragon 8.
@treebush
2 жыл бұрын
you should cover the PsP Yakuza games which barely anyone are aware of them at all and are actually really great stories as well as has different gameplay style to the mainline games.
@BronzeApparathus
2 жыл бұрын
Welcome back fren.
@MrDumdumkilla
2 жыл бұрын
The main actor is Solid Snake motion cap actor. He's also the main villain in Godzilla Final Wars. And he's also Neko Samurai lol he saves a kitty
@gorkegorke1781
2 жыл бұрын
Kiryu has acutally shown heat outside of gameplay in K2 I think, in the photographer mission.
@aroccoification
2 жыл бұрын
Oh shit dad actually came back from his smoke break
@HyperBitHero
2 жыл бұрын
Bruh, these jokes don’t make sense anymore. I’ve made 3 vids pretty recently!
@aroccoification
2 жыл бұрын
@@HyperBitHero Well dad maybe if you spent more time with us we'd notice when you make a new video lol. I'm off to watch them now so happy to have you back man!
@DanielSantosAnalysis
2 жыл бұрын
I remember Little Kuriboh, yes, that one, getting on my case because I said this movie was okay. Not that I loved it, not that it was great, just that I thought it was alright movie. He then proceeded to berate me for this. That was a...... pretty weird day of Twitter for me.
@therentpursuer9869
2 жыл бұрын
His voice gives him super strength 💪
@acidreighn
Жыл бұрын
figured i'd mention (prob already mentioned) there is a FREE, 1440p, digital version, of the movie, on KZitem.
@SheriffArthurMorgan
11 ай бұрын
Nice
@CommanderCummington
2 жыл бұрын
Welcome back mate great to see you
@breakingpoint252
2 жыл бұрын
It’s actually gonna be called Like A Dragon 8 in the English versions now. 1:31
@sharavy6851
2 жыл бұрын
Thankfully. The director said they're dropping Yakuza entirely. Dumb decision, but I'm happy anyway.
@VisaCardholder
2 жыл бұрын
"While I understand the value of including some characters with an outside perspective on things, who can show us what the city is like to an ordinary citizen..." Maybe I am wrong, but doesn't Haruka fill this role? I understand she is intimately related to the plot. But while playing the game I feel Kiryu is seeing the city through HER eyes and that is partially why he does things early on. I dunno. Maybe that is an odd way to frame what happens. But I definitely felt this my second time through the game.
@MarioGMan25
2 жыл бұрын
Miike's film, Yakuza Apocalypse, is totally fucking wild.
@LThanhHao232
2 жыл бұрын
I got the feeling that he make this video before RGG Summit 2022 :))
@JodaroKujo
Жыл бұрын
1:47 oh I guess I didn’t know he made the Diamond Is unbreakable movie
@manzanito3652
2 жыл бұрын
Holy shit, you are alive.
@ajaykundlas7461
2 жыл бұрын
Cool, so now I formally request you talk about Ace Attorney now. ...Of course I'm talking about the 2012 Miike film, naturally. Oh, and Dead or Alive... THE 1999 MIIKE-
@TerryVideoZone
2 жыл бұрын
any plans for an Ichi the Killer video? Both the manga and miike film are very good.
@enriquegutierrezramirez7777
2 жыл бұрын
Hell yeah mah i'd love to hear you talk about obscure japanese crime films
@rickythemaddragonxiong8757
2 жыл бұрын
There's also other Like A Dragon movies & tv Adaptations. Kurohyou duology had shows & there's a lesser known mini series. I recommend Johan Öberg's video on other LAD live action stuff.
@BigBoss_893
2 жыл бұрын
You should definitely cover more JP crime movies. Ever since playing the yakuza games I’ve wanted to watch yakuza movies, but I have literally no idea where to start or how to obtain them
@kruegerpoolthe13th
2 жыл бұрын
1:12 kind of like what Resident Evil Biohazard did Which is freaky since it was also the seventh installment
@masayozzy6498
2 жыл бұрын
I thought this was a Y7 review :D but it was honestly better
@15awesomehighfive
2 жыл бұрын
I mean, it's Gong Yoo, so it makes sense Miike wanted to showcase him.
@Lurponk
2 жыл бұрын
I have never heard of that prequel movie, I'll definitely have to check it out!
@mr.funkyright
2 күн бұрын
Allot of movies including movies from my home country (Macedonia), have been released in 1080p in France, maybe it's because of the Film festivals? I have no idea.
@thosediamonddreams
2 жыл бұрын
great video - could you please list in the video description somewhere all the films you showed? i want to look them all up and im sure im not the only one
@6lbsofshrimp
2 жыл бұрын
THE KING HAS RETURNED
@rickythemaddragonxiong8757
Жыл бұрын
What do you think of both Judge games & Fist of the North Star Lost Paradise?
@HyperBitHero
Жыл бұрын
I think they're the 3 best games in the series since Y0. Judgement was a breathe of fresh air stylistically, and undid some of the bad combat habit established by Y6 with the Dragon Engine. Then, Lost Judgement took it even further with its speed and juggling potential.
@rickythemaddragonxiong8757
Жыл бұрын
@@HyperBitHero I agree that Lost Judgment definitely has the best combat in the Dragon Engine & juggling dudes & style switching is so much fun. Fist of the North Star Lost Paradise is probably the best anime game ever made. I hope they do more anime licenses in the future. Maybe they should try Naruto or maybe a City Hunter game that many people been wanting. Will there be videos related to the 3 games & then Ishin Kiwami when you return?
@HyperBitHero
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, I'd like them to do more licensed games if they have that much effort put into them. I liked how much original content/assets Lost Paradise had compared to the main series. I plan on doing dedicated videos on all of the entries I haven't done yet, starting with Y6, but I also don't want to spam Yakuza content and make that the main focus of my channel. I always want to have variety.
@3daxx
2 жыл бұрын
you truly a "hero" for this
@xRevolverServbot
2 жыл бұрын
Long Live OG Yakuza.
@xyzen9673
2 жыл бұрын
Whats hilarious to me is that the live action movie actually incorporates heat actions
@xvct2661
2 жыл бұрын
We missed you king
@JCOdrjones
2 жыл бұрын
You cheeky S.O.B.
@CanoaFurada-uk4lr
2 жыл бұрын
The prologue and the Miike adaptation still easily my favorite video game movies
@Comkill117
2 жыл бұрын
You gotta love the part where Kiryu and Majima have a shootout and keep reloading their shotguns because they ran out of ammo. Also I legitimately never heard about that prologue film before this. That’s pretty interesting that it exists.
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