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Like a Dragon Poem of Soul

2016 · 1 season

A gritty, earnest plunge into underworld ambition, where young lives scrape against violence and fleeting hope in a tense, moody city.

Created by
Toshihiro Nagoshi
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Shono Hayama, Shodai Fukuyama, Yuma Yamoto
Overview
The scum living in the present bark loudly as they chase their dreams! A story of young people rising up while living on the border between life and death.

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Created by
Toshihiro Nagoshi
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Shono Hayama, Shodai Fukuyama, Yuma Yamoto
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • ambition
  • survival
  • loyalty
  • power
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour3
Realism7
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
crime, drama
Created by
Toshihiro Nagoshi
Starring
Shono Hayama, Shodai Fukuyama, Yuma Yamoto, Mai Tezuka, Shigemitsu Ogi, Riri Kouda, Kazuya Takahashi, Xu Feng
Length
1 seasons, 4 episodes
Network
Prime Video, J:COM STREAM
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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