Kazuma Kiryu
Kazuma Kiryu | |
Developer | Toshihiro Nagoshi and Hasei Seishu |
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Publisher | Sega |
Platforms | As noted below |
Released | 2005-present |
Added to Museum |
As noted below |
Kazuma Kiryu (桐生 一馬, Kiryū Kazuma) is a character that is part of a multimedia series consisting of video games, films, comics, and music.
Kazuma Kiryu is a playable character in most games in the Like a Dragon series, Everybody's Golf 6, Project X Zone 2, and as downloadable content in Binary Domain.
Kiryu's likeness and voice actor were used to portray the historical ronin, Miyamoto Musashi, in Like a Dragon: Kenzan! as well as a combination of two historical samurai, Sakamoto Ryōma and Saito Hajime, in Like a Dragon: Ishin!.
Kiryu's voice actor, and Kiryu's likeness as downloadable content, also portrayed Kenshiro Kasumi in Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise.
Fictional character biography
Kazuma Kiryu was orphaned at a young age and became a yakuza in his teens.
After his childhood friend and love interest was raped, Kiryu's sworn brother killed the yakuza who did it.
Kiryu took the blame and went to prison for ten years.
After coming out of prison, he was no longer a yakuza, but got pulled back in after rescuing Haruka, the daughter of his love interest.
The yakuza who raised Kiryu was killed, and Kiryu was named the fourth chairman of the Tojo Clan.
However, after Haruka's mom was killed, Kiryu left the Yakuza permanently.
Kiryu raised Haruka as his own daughter, along with other children, at the Morning Glory Orphanage.
He got pulled back into Tojo Clan business occasionally, but the welfare of the children under his protection was always his top priority.
Video games wherein Kazuma Kiryu is a playable character
Title | Developer | System | Release | Added to museum | Notes |
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Yakuza | Sega New Entertainment R&D Dept. | PS2 | 2005 | Not yet | Kazuma Kiryu goes to prison for 10 years for a crime he didn't commit, and comes back to discover a conspiracy. |
Yakuza 2 | Sega New Entertainment R&D Dept. | PS2 | 2006 | Not yet | The Dragon of Kansai, Ryuji Goda, wants to defeat Kazuma Kiryu, the Dragon of Dojima. |
Yakuza 3 | Sega CS1 | PS3 | 2009 | October 26, 2018 | A conspiracy involving a man that looks exactly like the man that raised Kazuma Kiryu brings the latter back out of retirement. |
Yakuza 4 | Sega CS1 | PS3 | 2010 | October 26, 2018 | Kazuma Kiryu, Masayoshi Tanimura, Shun Akiyama, and Taiga Saejima discover a plot around Akiyama's vast fortune. |
Yakuza: Dead Souls | Sega CS1 | PS3 | 2011 | August 6, 2020 | Zombies have appeared in Tokyo, and Shun Akiyama, Goro Majima, Ryuji Goda, and Kazuma Kiryu try to stop them. |
Everybody's Golf 6 | Clap Hanz | PS3, Vita | 2011 | Not yet | Kazuma Kiryu is a DLC character in the Japanese version of this golf game. |
Binary Domain | Ryū ga Gotoku Studio | Windows | 2012 | December 23, 2018 | Kazuma Kiryu, Shun Akiyama, Goro Majima, Taiga Saejima, and Ryuji Goda were available as DLC in the Japanese version of this third-person shooter set in 2080 in a Tokyo that has been ravaged by global warming. |
Like a Dragon 1&2 HD Edition | Ryū ga Gotoku Studio | PS3 | 2012 | Not yet | Japanese-exclusive remaster of Yakuza and Yakuza 2: Kazuma Kiryu goes to prison for 10 years for a crime he didn't commit, and comes back to discover a conspiracy. The following year, Dragon of Kansai, Ryuji Goda, wants to defeat Kiryu, the Dragon of Dojima. |
Yakuza 5 | Ryū ga Gotoku Studio | PS3 | 2012 | October 26, 2018 | While Kazuma Kiryu, Shun Akiyama, Taiga Saejima and Tatsuo Shinada investigate a plot surrounding the Tokyo police department and the Tojo Clan, Haruka Sawamura strives to become a singer and an idol. |
Yakuza Kiwami | Sega New Entertainment R&D Dept. | PS4 | 2013 | July 17, 2018 | Remake of Yakuza: Kazuma Kiryu goes to prison for 10 years for a crime he didn't commit and comes back to discover a conspiracy. |
Yakuza 2 Kiwami | Sega New Entertainment R&D Dept. | PS4 | 2006 | October 18, 2018 | Remake of Yakuza 2: The Dragon of Kansai, Ryuji Goda, wants to defeat Kazuma Kiryu, the Dragon of Dojima. |
Project X Zone 2 | Monolith Soft | Nintendo 3DS | 2015 | Not yet | Kazuma Kiryu and Goro Majima are in this crossover tactical role-playing game with characters from franchises by Bandai Namco, Capcom, Sega, and Nintendo. |
Yakuza 0 | Ryū ga Gotoku Studio | PS4 | 2015 | October 24, 2018 | Kazuma Kiryu and Goro Majima are kicked out of the Yakuza and find their way back in after discovering a conspiracy. |
Yakuza 6: The Song of Life | Ryū ga Gotoku Studio | PS4 | 2016 | July 17, 2018 | Kazuma Kiryu tries to help an Okinawa yakuza family while keeping his own adopted family at Sunflower Orphanage safe. |
Yakuza 2 Kiwami | Sega New Entertainment R&D Dept. | PS4 | 2017 | October 18, 2018 | Remake of Yakuza 2: The Dragon of Kansai, Ryuji Goda, wants to defeat Kazuma Kiryu, the Dragon of Dojima. |
Like a Dragon Online | Ryū ga Gotoku Studio | Android | 2018 | January 20, 2019 | Kazuma Kiryu is one of the fighters that can be part of Ichiban Kasuga's team. |
Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise | Ryū ga Gotoku Studio | PS4 | 2018 | October 26, 2018 (plus Kiryu DLC) | Kenshiro can be changed to look and sound like Kiryu. |
Yakuza 3 Remastered | Ryū ga Gotoku Studio | PS4 | 2018 | August 21, 2019 | Remaster of Yakuza 3: A conspiracy involving a man that looks exactly like the man that raised Kazuma Kiryu brings the latter back out of retirement. |
Yakuza 4 Remastered | Ryū ga Gotoku Studio | PS4 | 2019 | August 21, 2019 | Remaster of Yakuza 4: Kazuma Kiryu, Masayoshi Tanimura, Shun Akiyama, and Taiga Saejima discover a plot around Akiyama's vast fortune. |
Yakuza 5 Remastered | Ryū ga Gotoku Studio | PS4 | 2019 | August 21, 2019 | Remaster of Yakuza 5: While Kazuma Kiryu, Shun Akiyama, Taiga Saejima and Tatsuo Shinada investigate a plot surrounding the Tokyo police department and the Tojo Clan, Haruka Sawamura strives to become a singer and an idol. |
Yakuza Remastered Collection | Ryū ga Gotoku Studio | PS4 | 2019 | August 21, 2019 | Remaster of Yakuza 3, Yakuza 4, and Yakuza 5: A conspiracy involving a man that looks exactly like the man that raised Kazuma Kiryu brings the latter back out of retirement. The next year, Kiryu, Masayoshi Tanimura, Shun Akiyama, and Taiga Saejima discover a plot around Akiyama's vast fortune. Two years after that, Kiryu, Akiyama, Saejima, and Tatsuo Shinada investigate a plot surrounding the Tokyo police department and the Tojo Clan while Haruka Sawamura strives to become a singer and an idol. |
Streets of Kamurocho | Empty Clip Studios | Windows | 2020 | October 20, 2020 | Beat-em 'up in the 16-bit Streets of Rage style, with Kazuma Kiryu, Goro Majima, and Ichiban Kasuga as the playable characters. |
Like a Dragon: The Man Who Erased His Name | Ryū ga Gotoku Studio | PS4 | 2023 | Not yet | In return for erasing his name Kazuma Kiryu, as Joryu, goes on missions for the Daidoji. |
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth | Ryū ga Gotoku Studio | PS4 | 2024 | Not yet | Takes place in 2024 with Ichiban Kasuga and Kazuma Kiryu as the playable characters. |
Video games wherein Kazuma Kiryu is a non-playable character
Title | Developer | System | Release | Added to museum | Notes |
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Yakuza: Like a Dragon | Ryū ga Gotoku Studio | PS4 | 2020 | August 13, 2021 | Kazuma Kiryu fights Ichiban Kasuga. |
Pachinko games with Kazuma Kiryu
Title | Developer | System | Release | Added to museum | Notes |
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Like a Dragon: Of the End | Taiyo Elec | Pachislot | 2015 | Not yet | Pachislot game based on Yakuza: Dead Souls. |
Films featuring Kazuma Kiryu
Title | Production company | Distributor | Release | Added to museum | Notes |
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Like a Dragon: Prologue | Art Port | Sega | 2006 | July 27, 2020 | Prequel to Yakuza. |
Yakuza: Like a Dragon | Art Port | Toei | 2007 | August 1, 2020 | Based on Yakuza. |
Soundtrack albums featuring Kazuma Kiryu owned by WEC Museum
Title | Studio | Release | Added to museum | Notes |
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Dragon Song: Like a Dragon - Karaoke Best Selection | Sega | 2011 | August 15, 2022 | Preorder bonus for Like a Dragon Of the End. |
Dragon Song: Like a Dragon 5 The Best Songs Selection | Sega | 2012 | August 15, 2022 | Preorder bonus for Like a Dragon 5. |
Like a Dragon Series: Best Soundtrack | Sega | 2014 | August 15, 2022 | Preorder bonus for Like a Dragon Ishin!. |
Magazines featuring Kiryu owned by WEC Museum
Title | Publisher | Release | Added to museum | Notes |
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Kamutai Magazine: December 2006 | Sega | 2006 | August 15, 2022 | Preorder bonus for Like a Dragon 2. |
Kamutai Magazine: February 2009 | Sega | 2009 | August 15, 2022 | Preorder bonus for Like a Dragon 3. |
Kamutai Magazine: March 2010 | Sega | 2010 | June 20, 2023 | Preorder bonus for Like a Dragon 4. |
Like a Dragon: Hot•Dog Press | Sega | 2015 | August 15, 2022 | Preorder bonus for Like a Dragon 0. |