tThe crime drama genre is a pretty crowded one across all forms of media, from novels to the big screen, from games to TV shows. And that's especially true for stories that focus on the world of the yakuza, the name given to members of organized crime syndicates in Japan.
Amazon's upcoming show Like a Dragon: Yakuza, based on the beloved video game series, is therefore the latest in a long line of these stories set in the Japanese criminal underworld. So, the question is then, what makes this stand out within such a crowded sub-genre?
