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In 2005, Shun Akiyama worked in the investment department of Touto Bank and was engaged to a woman named Eri. However, he was framed the laundering one million yen into his account. This was actually part of the money laundering scheme by Kyohei Jingu that set up the events of ''[[Yakuza (video game)|Yakuza]]''. | In 2005, Shun Akiyama worked in the investment department of Touto Bank and was engaged to a woman named Eri. However, he was framed the laundering one million yen into his account. This was actually part of the money laundering scheme by Kyohei Jingu that set up the events of ''[[Yakuza (video game)|Yakuza]]''. | ||
Akiyama lost his job and his fiance and became homeless. However, in December of that year, a penthouse suite in | Akiyama lost his job and his fiance and became homeless. However, in December of that year, a penthouse suite in Millennium Tower exploded, spreading ten billion yen, including the money for which Akiyama was framed, onto the streets below. | ||
Akiyama picked up as much cash as he could, however, while he was sleeping thugs attacked him and stole the money. A yakuza named Hiroaki Arai witnessed the robbery and returned the money to him. | Akiyama picked up as much cash as he could, however, while he was sleeping thugs attacked him and stole the money. A yakuza named Hiroaki Arai witnessed the robbery and returned the money to him. | ||
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Akiyama took the money and invested it, and by 2010, he ran a company named Sky Finance. The company gave no-interest loans, but only to people who completed a test, which is different for each applicant, devised by Akiyama devised to test their worthiness. | Akiyama took the money and invested it, and by 2010, he ran a company named Sky Finance. The company gave no-interest loans, but only to people who completed a test, which is different for each applicant, devised by Akiyama devised to test their worthiness. | ||
In 2010, Akiyama | In 2010, Akiyama learned that two yakuza from the Ueno Seiwa Clan were provoking Hiroaki Arai's yakuza family by causing trouble at Club Elnard. Feeling indebted to Arai for his act of kindness, Akiyama goes to Club Elnard himself and defeats the Ueno Seiwa yakuza members. However, Arai arrives and one of the Ueno Seiwa yakuza members pulls out a gun. Arai tries to talk him down. However, as he reaches for the gun, Arai is shot. | ||
Akiyama goes back to his office and witnesses Arai murder an Ueno Seiwa Clan member named Masaru Ihara. Arai flees the scene, and when the police arrive, they arrest Akiyama for suspicion of murder. Thankfully, Akiyama's secretary, Hana, testified to his innocence, and he was released from police captivity. However, Sky Finance was placed under police surveillance. | Akiyama goes back to his office and witnesses Arai murder an Ueno Seiwa Clan member named Masaru Ihara. Arai flees the scene, and when the police arrive, they arrest Akiyama for suspicion of murder. Thankfully, Akiyama's secretary, Hana, testified to his innocence, and he was released from police captivity. However, Sky Finance was placed under police surveillance. | ||
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When Lily returned to Sky Finance, Akiyama bought her a dress and accessories. After her first day of work, Akiyama took her out on a date. She wanted to go to the Champion District to a building she used to go to when she lived in Kamurocho. The two kissed, but they were interrupted by a yakuza from the Shibata family. Akiyama defeated all of the yakuza and then went to Children's Park, where the two parted. | When Lily returned to Sky Finance, Akiyama bought her a dress and accessories. After her first day of work, Akiyama took her out on a date. She wanted to go to the Champion District to a building she used to go to when she lived in Kamurocho. The two kissed, but they were interrupted by a yakuza from the Shibata family. Akiyama defeated all of the yakuza and then went to Children's Park, where the two parted. | ||
The next day Akiyama tells Kido about his past as a homeless man, the | The next day Akiyama tells Kido about his past as a homeless man, the Millennium Tower explosion that rained money, and how Arai got the money back for him when he was beaten up. Akiyama gives Kido money, tells him to find Arai before the Shibata family, and says to call him if he finds him. | ||
While collecting loan payments in the Champion District, Akiyama notices Drama Queen, a bar where Lily said she used to work. However, upon learning it is an okama bar where only crossdressers work, Akiyama goes inside to investigate. He finds the owner, who wore a Shibata family crest, murdered. Knowing that Kido and Arai's boss | While collecting loan payments in the Champion District, Akiyama notices Drama Queen, a bar where Lily said she used to work. However, upon learning it is an okama bar where only crossdressers work, Akiyama goes inside to investigate. He finds the owner, who wore a Shibata family crest, murdered. Knowing that Kido and Arai's boss were also killed in the same manner, coupled with the fact that Lily lied about where she worked, he deduces that she must have been the murderer. | ||
Lily passes the test by making more than three hundred million yen in three days, so Akiyama gives her the money. He tells her that she wouldn't have to pay anything back if she | Lily passes the test by making more than three hundred million yen in three days, so Akiyama gives her the money. He tells her that she wouldn't have to pay anything back if she told him why she murdered the Shibata family men. She refuses, telling Akiyama that she'll pay the money back after doing something outside of Tokyo. | ||
Akiyama arrives at his office to find that Hana has been beaten and Kido has been kidnapped along with Sky Finance's ledger. Akiyama tracks down the men to an area under Theater Square where the homeless sleep. He befriends the homeless and defeats the yakuza, managing to rescue Kido and get back his ledger. | Akiyama arrives at his office to find that Hana has been beaten and Kido has been kidnapped along with Sky Finance's ledger. Akiyama tracks down the men to an area under Theater Square where the homeless sleep. He befriends the homeless and defeats the yakuza, managing to rescue Kido and get back his ledger. | ||
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After a fight, Saejima is sent to the hole and is beaten by a guard that had beaten three men to death. He is saved by the entrance of Goe Hamazaki, who bribed a guard to get one-on-one time with Saejima. Hamazaki tells him that he has a plan for them to escape together. | After a fight, Saejima is sent to the hole and is beaten by a guard that had beaten three men to death. He is saved by the entrance of Goe Hamazaki, who bribed a guard to get one-on-one time with Saejima. Hamazaki tells him that he has a plan for them to escape together. | ||
The next morning, in the yard, Saejima gathers the materials to make a grappling hook and hides it. That night, the two defeat the guards and climb the wall. However, as Saejima began going down the other side of the wall, Hamazaki was shot several times. Hamazaki, moved by Saejima's trust in him, tells Saejima to seek out the only other man | The next morning, in the yard, Saejima gathers the materials to make a grappling hook and hides it. That night, the two defeat the guards and climb the wall. However, as Saejima began going down the other side of the wall, Hamazaki was shot several times. Hamazaki, moved by Saejima's trust in him, tells Saejima to seek out the only other man who had ever trusted him, Kazuma Kiryu. | ||
Saejima washes up on the shore. Kiryu's adopted daughter, [[Haruka Sawamura]], saw him and told Kiryu. When Saejima wakes up, he is bandaged and | Saejima washes up on the shore. Kiryu's adopted daughter, [[Haruka Sawamura]], saw him and told Kiryu. When Saejima wakes up, he is bandaged and lying on the floor of the Sunflower Orphanage. When he learns that he was rescued by the man he was looking for, he asks Kiryu for money to get to Kamurocho so he can get his revenge. Kiryu declined, saying that he wouldn't help him get revenge as he has seen too many people go down that path. | ||
The fight between the two is at a stalemate until Haruka | The fight between the two is at a stalemate until Haruka breaks them up. Still hurting from his wounds, he passes out. Although he mentioned Hamazaki, the man who stabbed Kiryu, Kiryu still had Haruka give Saejima a briefcase full of money as well as a change of clothes. | ||
Back in Kamurocho, Saijima searches for his yakuza family but learns that the family disbanded shortly after the Ueno Saiwa massacre because the patriarch disappeared without a trace. | Back in Kamurocho, Saijima searches for his yakuza family but learns that the family disbanded shortly after the Ueno Saiwa massacre because the patriarch disappeared without a trace. | ||
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The Florist tells him that when Sasai stepped down, the Ueno Seiwa Clan put a hit on him, forcing him to go into hiding. Several months later, Goro Majima was brought down to Purgatory, because he was in bad shape. After he was given care, he lived on the streets. | The Florist tells him that when Sasai stepped down, the Ueno Seiwa Clan put a hit on him, forcing him to go into hiding. Several months later, Goro Majima was brought down to Purgatory, because he was in bad shape. After he was given care, he lived on the streets. | ||
Sasai is brought into Purgatory, but his mental capacity has diminished. Saejima | Sasai is brought into Purgatory, but his mental capacity has diminished. Saejima tried to talk to him, but he couldn't respond. However, after several more tries, Sasai struggles but slowly says the name Saejima, surprising even the Florist. | ||
After leaving Purgatory, Saejima headed back, while avoiding the police, to his hideout in the homeless area underneath the theater. However, when he got there, the homeless men had been beaten by Minami, the Majima family captain. | After leaving Purgatory, Saejima headed back, while avoiding the police, to his hideout in the homeless area underneath the theater. However, when he got there, the homeless men had been beaten by Minami, the Majima family captain. | ||
Minami told Majima that his boss wanted to see him at | Minami told Majima that his boss wanted to see him at Millennium Tower the next day. Saejima agreed and went to the location as scheduled. Saejima defeated Majima's men, and after the two went over to the batting cages, Saejima beat Majima as well. | ||
Saejima demanded that Majima tell him why he hadn't shown up in 1985. Majima tells him that he thinks they were all set up by Shibata. Majima reveals that Shibata told him in 1985 that the hit was planned by a traitor in the Ueno Saiwa Clan, who announced the location of his boss, and another in the Tojo Clan | Saejima demanded that Majima tell him why he hadn't shown up in 1985. Majima tells him that he thinks they were all set up by Shibata. Majima reveals that Shibata told him in 1985 that the hit was planned by a traitor in the Ueno Saiwa Clan, who announced the location of his boss, and another in the Tojo Clan who ordered the hit. Shibata blamed Sasai and told Majima not to go. However, when he said he wouldn't abandon his sworn brother, Shibata had Majima beaten and tortured. This is when Majima lost his eye. | ||
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===Tanimura's story=== | ===Tanimura's story=== | ||
Masayoshi Tanimura, the parasite of Kamurocho, is a police officer | Masayoshi Tanimura, the parasite of Kamurocho, is a police officer who takes bribes from illegal businesses and gives them to Asian immigrants. He is the son of a police officer and is convinced his father was murdered despite the fact his death was ruled a suicide. | ||
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Masayoshi Tanimura, the police officer with the community safety division | Masayoshi Tanimura, the police officer with the community safety division who arrived at the murder scene after the murder Arai committed, is being chewed out by one of his superiors. Tanimura shrugged it off and left his office only to be told by Chief Hisai not to gamble on duty. Tanimura ignored him and headed to the mahjong parlor, which is something he does regularly. | ||
After he tracked down and beat the man who ratted him out to the police, Tanimura headed to Little Asia. He took a bribe from the man who ran Midori, a Korean salon. The bribe was so Tanimura would keep quiet about the fact he hires illegal immigrants. Tanimura gave the man a picture of Yasuko Saejima, from twenty-five years prior, and | After he tracked down and beat the man who ratted him out to the police, Tanimura headed to Little Asia. He took a bribe from the man who ran Midori, a Korean salon. The bribe was so Tanimura would keep quiet about the fact he hires illegal immigrants. Tanimura gave the man a picture of Yasuko Saejima, from twenty-five years prior, and asked him to contact him if he saw her. He heads to Homeland, a Chinese restaurant run by a man named Zhao, and gives the bribe money and the money he won in mahjong to him so that he can help the people in Little Asia. Tanimura tells him that he is looking for Yasuko because she might have been the last person to see his father, a police detective, alive after he was killed during the Ueno Saiwa massacre. | ||
Surprisingly, as soon as their conversation was over, Tanimura was contacted by mobile phone and told that a woman matching Yasuko's description had just been spotted. Tanimura goes to the Korean salon to see if the woman really is Yasuko Saejima. Just when Tanimura begins talking to Yasuko, Shibata's men grab her and take her to the docks to kill her. | Surprisingly, as soon as their conversation was over, Tanimura was contacted by mobile phone and told that a woman matching Yasuko's description had just been spotted. Tanimura goes to the Korean salon to see if the woman really is Yasuko Saejima. Just when Tanimura begins talking to Yasuko, Shibata's men grab her and take her to the docks to kill her. | ||
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Katsaguragi told her that he was one of the victims of the massacre and if he testified that her brother was not the killer, the case would have to be re-examined. They conclude that she had been unknowingly killing people who knew the truth. | Katsaguragi told her that he was one of the victims of the massacre and if he testified that her brother was not the killer, the case would have to be re-examined. They conclude that she had been unknowingly killing people who knew the truth. | ||
Yasuko and Tanimura come up with a plan to lure Katsaguragi out. She gives him a key to a car parked in the central parking lot that had a briefcase with 100 million yen. Katsuragi and Tanamura make a plan to meet in front of the | Yasuko and Tanimura come up with a plan to lure Katsaguragi out. She gives him a key to a car parked in the central parking lot that had a briefcase with 100 million yen. Katsuragi and Tanamura make a plan to meet in front of the Millennium Tower the next day. | ||
Tanimura brings the money and Katsugaragi tells him that his father was killed after he discovered high-up corruption in the Tokyo Police Department. He also tells him that Saejima shot the eighteen Ueno Seiwa men but that is not what killed them. | Tanimura brings the money and Katsugaragi tells him that his father was killed after he discovered high-up corruption in the Tokyo Police Department. He also tells him that Saejima shot the eighteen Ueno Seiwa men but that is not what killed them. | ||
Unfortunately, the meeting was an ambush, and dozens of Ueno Seiwa men | Unfortunately, the meeting was an ambush, and dozens of Ueno Seiwa men surrounded Tanimura. As it appeared that Tanimura didn't have a chance, Katsaguri told him that he was going to blow up Homeland and kill Zhao and his employee, Mei. He also revealed that he was the one who killed eighteen of his own men. | ||
Tanimura was saved by a police car with the criminal investigation detective, Junji Sugiuchi, inside. It drove through the middle of the Ueno Seiwa, and then Tanimura ran to Little Asia. He defeated the Ueno Saiwa men who had amassed all around Kamurocho and kept the money safe. He then ran into Homeland and was relieved to see the restaurant, Zhao, and Mei were alright. However, he was surprised that his superior in the community safety division, Satoshi Hisai, was there as well. | Tanimura was saved by a police car with the criminal investigation detective, Junji Sugiuchi, inside. It drove through the middle of the Ueno Seiwa, and then Tanimura ran to Little Asia. He defeated the Ueno Saiwa men who had amassed all around Kamurocho and kept the money safe. He then ran into Homeland and was relieved to see the restaurant, Zhao, and Mei were alright. However, he was surprised that his superior in the community safety division, Satoshi Hisai, was there as well. | ||
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However, when they got there they found Yasuko, Saejima's sister trying to tell the police that her brother was in Okinawa Penitentiary #2. The police told her that there was no such place, presumably because its a secret privately run facility. Overhearing this, Hamazaki and Kiryu went to an empty building that used to be the hideout of the Tamashiro family so that they could tell her all they know. | However, when they got there they found Yasuko, Saejima's sister trying to tell the police that her brother was in Okinawa Penitentiary #2. The police told her that there was no such place, presumably because its a secret privately run facility. Overhearing this, Hamazaki and Kiryu went to an empty building that used to be the hideout of the Tamashiro family so that they could tell her all they know. | ||
It turned out that someone in the police force was informed of Yasuko's arrival and he told the Okinawa Penitentiary #2 security staff to apprehend her. Tanimura and Kiryu fought the men, including Saito, and reached the exit. As sirens approached, Tanimura told them to go and he'd fight them off. What he did not want them to know, however, is that he was stabbed in the back. When Kiryu and Yasuko got to safety, Tanimura collapsed, giving his life to | It turned out that someone in the police force was informed of Yasuko's arrival and he told the Okinawa Penitentiary #2 security staff to apprehend her. Tanimura and Kiryu fought the men, including Saito, and reached the exit. As sirens approached, Tanimura told them to go and he'd fight them off. What he did not want them to know, however, is that he was stabbed in the back. When Kiryu and Yasuko got to safety, Tanimura collapsed, giving his life to help his sworn brother's sister. | ||
Kiryu and Yasuko arrived at Kamurocho at dusk. They went to New Serena so that they could talk in private. Former Detective Date was there tending bar as the mama who owned the bar was gone for a week because of a family emergency. | Kiryu and Yasuko arrived at Kamurocho at dusk. They went to New Serena so that they could talk in private. Former Detective Date was there tending bar as the mama who owned the bar was gone for a week because of a family emergency. | ||
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Her biological father was a yakuza with the Omi Alliance and extorted Saejima by telling him that he would only give her one of his kidneys for thirty million yen. He tried to get the money by getting in fights around Kamurocho, but he was only able to do some when Sasai told him he'd give him the money under the condition that he join the yakuza under his family. Saejima dropped out of high school, gave up his ambition to become a teacher, and joined the yakuza so that he could help his stepsister. | Her biological father was a yakuza with the Omi Alliance and extorted Saejima by telling him that he would only give her one of his kidneys for thirty million yen. He tried to get the money by getting in fights around Kamurocho, but he was only able to do some when Sasai told him he'd give him the money under the condition that he join the yakuza under his family. Saejima dropped out of high school, gave up his ambition to become a teacher, and joined the yakuza so that he could help his stepsister. | ||
Kiryu told Date to watch Yasuko while he | Kiryu told Date to watch Yasuko while he searched Kamurocho for clues about the location of her brother because he was afraid she would commit suicide if Seijima was dead. When he left New Serena, Date stepped out to tell him that things were tense in Kamurocho and to let him know that Saejima and Majima had already talked to each other. He tells Kiryu that Majima's headquarters is at the top of the Millennium Tower. | ||
Kiryu heads to the | Kiryu heads to the Millennium Tower to talk to Majima, but when he gets there, Majima is arrested. He tells Kiryu that the sixth chairman of the Tojo Clan, Daigo Dojima, was responsible for his arrest, and warned him that Yasuko was in danger. | ||
At the Tojo headquarters, Daigo was meeting with Munakata. Munakata was glad that Majima was arrested and told Daigo that the arrest was just the beginning of their partnership. He said the Tokyo police would eradicate the Ueno Saiwa clan in exchange for Arai becoming Tojo captain and the Tojo's conduit to the police. | At the Tojo headquarters, Daigo was meeting with Munakata. Munakata was glad that Majima was arrested and told Daigo that the arrest was just the beginning of their partnership. He said the Tokyo police would eradicate the Ueno Saiwa clan in exchange for Arai becoming Tojo captain and the Tojo's conduit to the police. | ||
The Ueno Saiwa had | The Ueno Saiwa had a plan to combat this. They infiltrated Purgatory, defeated the Florist and his security, and chained up Saejima. They said their next step was finding Yasuko and revealed that they were no longer interested in Majima and Kamurocho Hills because Kido, Arai's right-hand man, had joined the opposing faction. When Kido was alone at Sky Finance, he searched the bookcase and found a secret passageway into Akiyama's vault. Kido discovered that Akiyama secretly had one hundred billion yen. | ||
That was the reason that Sky Finance was being searched and why Akiyama was kicked out. They were carrying | That was the reason that Sky Finance was being searched and why Akiyama was kicked out. They were carrying money into the back of a truck so that they could transport the 100 billion yen. | ||
Kiryu contacted Katsuragi and told him he'd trade the information that Hamazaki took. Katsuragi agreed, but only if Kiryu fought the entire Ueno Saiwa Clan in the still-under-construction Kamurocho building and made it all the way up to him on the roof. | Kiryu contacted Katsuragi and told him he'd trade the information that Hamazaki took. Katsuragi agreed, but only if Kiryu fought the entire Ueno Saiwa Clan in the still-under-construction Kamurocho building and made it all the way up to him on the roof. | ||
Kiryu defeated the yakuza and made his way up to Katsuragi who | Kiryu defeated the yakuza and made his way up to Katsuragi who was there with Kido. Katsuragi told him that the fight between them would be fairer as Kiryu was worn out from fighting. | ||
Kiryu defeats Katsuragi who tells Kido to shoot Saejima and his sister. Instead, Kido shoots Katsuragi. Arai then | Kiryu defeats Katsuragi who tells Kido to shoot Saejima and his sister. Instead, Kido shoots Katsuragi. Arai then arrived revealing that Kido was still loyal to Arai and was double-crossing Katsuragi. However, when Kido goes over to the elevator holding the money, Arai shoots Kido. | ||
While this is happening, Yasuko and Saejima are able to escape. Saejima goes to shoot Katsuragi but doesn't as he | While this is happening, Yasuko and Saejima are able to escape. Saejima goes to shoot Katsuragi but doesn't as he doesn't want to take a life. Katsuragi was planning on shooting Saejima in the back as he turned away, but Yasuko jumped in, taking the bullet for her brother. | ||
She then tells Saejima that he never took a life, but she has blood on her hands. She then shoots and kills Katsuragi with the gun Akiyama had given her in case she might need it. She then dies in her brother's arms. | She then tells Saejima that he never took a life, but she has blood on her hands. She then shoots and kills Katsuragi with the gun Akiyama had given her in case she might need it. She then dies in her brother's arms. | ||
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The hundred billion yen is returned to Akiyama, and Munakata is not happy about that, complaining to Arai, who is working with him. Arai tells Munakata that he has no more purpose, and shoots him. | The hundred billion yen is returned to Akiyama, and Munakata is not happy about that, complaining to Arai, who is working with him. Arai tells Munakata that he has no more purpose, and shoots him. | ||
Back at New Serena, Akiyama decides to use the hundred billion yen as bait, placing it on the top of the | Back at New Serena, Akiyama decides to use the hundred billion yen as bait, placing it on the top of the Millennium Tower and waiting to see who comes after it. | ||
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===Finale=== | ===Finale=== | ||
Akiyama, Saejima, Tanimura, and Kiryu fight the people involved in the conspiracy on top of the | Akiyama, Saejima, Tanimura, and Kiryu fight the people involved in the conspiracy on top of the Millennium Tower. | ||
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After a memorial for Yasuko on the top of the building housing Sky Finance and New Serena, Date is able to use his contacts to get a helicopter, which transports the four up to the top of the | After a memorial for Yasuko on the top of the building housing Sky Finance and New Serena, Date is able to use his contacts to get a helicopter, which transports the four up to the top of the Millennium Tower, spreading the money all over. Akiyama, Saejima, Tanimura, and Kiryu get out of the helicopter to see who took the bait. | ||
Daigo Dojima was there, as he claimed the Tojo Clan needed the money because they didn't have a legend like Kiryu protecting it anymore. Kido is revealed to have actually been triple-crossing Arai as he was working with Daigo. However, Arai claimed that he knew that and revealed himself to be a police officer who went undercover in the Tojo Clan. Munakata then reveals he is still alive as the bullet Arai shot him with was rubber, a technology that had improved in the twenty-five years since he used them to frame Saejima. | Daigo Dojima was there, as he claimed the Tojo Clan needed the money because they didn't have a legend like Kiryu protecting it anymore. Kido is revealed to have actually been triple-crossing Arai as he was working with Daigo. However, Arai claimed that he knew that and revealed himself to be a police officer who went undercover in the Tojo Clan. Munakata then reveals he is still alive as the bullet Arai shot him with was rubber, a technology that had improved in the twenty-five years since he used them to frame Saejima. | ||
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The four who had arrived by helicopter split up, each fighting one of the men who had come for the money. Akiyama fought Arai, as he had been deceived as the former dedicated his life to helping the latter. Saejima fought Kido as he also felt betrayed after he brought him under his wing as Kido reminded him of a younger version of himself. Kiryu fought Dojima as Kiryu thought that Dojima had gone too far in sacrificing Majima to the police for the money. Tanimura fought Munakata, as he wanted to finally get justice for his father's murder. | The four who had arrived by helicopter split up, each fighting one of the men who had come for the money. Akiyama fought Arai, as he had been deceived as the former dedicated his life to helping the latter. Saejima fought Kido as he also felt betrayed after he brought him under his wing as Kido reminded him of a younger version of himself. Kiryu fought Dojima as Kiryu thought that Dojima had gone too far in sacrificing Majima to the police for the money. Tanimura fought Munakata, as he wanted to finally get justice for his father's murder. | ||
Tanimura and Arai refused to shoot Munakata. Munakata laughed at them because he claimed they made it all the way but would not finish things by pulling the trigger, and there | Tanimura and Arai refused to shoot Munakata. Munakata laughed at them because he claimed they made it all the way but would not finish things by pulling the trigger, and there was no way he could be tied to the conspiracy. However, Akiyama revealed that they had a plan, and radioed Date who was in a police helicopter. Date dropped newspapers all over Kamurocho with the information in the file. Knowing that he was finished, Munakata committed suicide by shooting himself. | ||
Two months later, Hana came back to her job at Sky Finance, but she had lost a lot of weight. She thought this would get Akiyama to be interested in her, but he was oblivious to her advances. Akiyama told her that he had been stockpiling her favorite meal because he knew she'd come back. Frustrated, Hana eats three. | Two months later, Hana came back to her job at Sky Finance, but she had lost a lot of weight. She thought this would get Akiyama to be interested in her, but he was oblivious to her advances. Akiyama told her that he had been stockpiling her favorite meal because he knew she'd come back. Frustrated, Hana eats three. | ||
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*Shogi | *Shogi | ||
*Underground coliseum (street fighting) | *Underground coliseum (street fighting) | ||
==Pre-order bonus== | |||
People who pre-ordered the original Japanese version of the game received a physical magazine with articles based on the world of the game titled ''[[Kamutai Magazine]]''. | |||
[[Category: Action role-playing video games]] | [[Category: Action role-playing video games]] |
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Yakuza 4 | |
Developer | Sega CS1 Ryū ga Gotoku Studio |
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Publisher | Sega |
Platforms | PS3, PS4 |
Released | PlayStation 3 JP: March 18, 2010 NA: March 15, 2011 EU/AU: March 18, 2011 PlayStation 4 JP: January 17, 2019 WW: October 29, 2019 Windows, Xbox One WW: January 28, 2021 |
Added to Museum |
PS3: October 26, 2018 PS4: August 21, 2019 |
Yakuza 4, known in Japan as Ryū ga Gotoku 4: Densetsu o Tsugumono (龍が如く4 伝説を継ぐもの, “Like a Dragon 4: Successor of the Legend”), is the fourth mainline game, and the sixth game overall, in the Like a Dragon series. It was released on PlayStation 3 in Japan on March 18, 2010, in North America on March 15, 2011, and in Europe and Australia on March 18, 2011. It received a high-definition port in Japan for PlayStation 4 on January 17, 2019 and worldwide on October 29, 2019. The high-definition port was released worldwide for Windows and Xbox One on January 28, 2021.
Unlike the first three games in the series, in which Kazuma Kiryu was the only protagonist, Yakuza 4 features four protagonists.
Plot
Kazuma Kiryu, Masayoshi Tanimura, Shun Akiyama, and Taiga Saejima find themselves in a conspiracy stretching back to 1985.
Akiyama's story
Shun Akiyama, the lifeline of Kamurocho, runs a money-lending business named Sky Finance. A mysterious woman named Lily arrives at his office looking for a loan.
Saejima's story
Taiga Saejima, the Tiger of Sasai, is on death row for the murder of eighteen people. He is scheduled for execution, however, he escapes from prison.
Tanimura's story
Masayoshi Tanimura, the parasite of Kamurocho, is a police officer who takes bribes from illegal businesses and gives them to Asian immigrants. He is the son of a police officer and is convinced his father was murdered despite the fact his death was ruled a suicide.
Kiryu's story
Kiryu Kazuma, the Dragon of Dojima, is running an orphanage in Okinawa, but when Taiga Saejima washes up on his doorstep, he reluctantly helps discover the truth of the massacre that occurred twenty-five years earlier.
Finale
Akiyama, Saejima, Tanimura, and Kiryu fight the people involved in the conspiracy on top of the Millennium Tower.
Playable games
At Club Sega, you can play arcade games:
- Answer x Answer (only in the original Japanese PlayStation 3 release)
- Boxcelios 2
- UFO Catcher 8
In addition, there are gambling parlors, casinos, and bars that allow you to play various parlor games and gamble.
- Aroma massage
- Baccarat
- Batting Center
- Billiards
- Blackjack
- Bowling
- Cee-lo
- Cho-han
- Darts
- Fishing
- Golf
- Hostess maker
- Karaoke button-based rhythm game
- Koi-koi
- Mahjong
- Oicho-kabu
- Poker
- Roulette
- Shogi
- Underground coliseum (street fighting)
Pre-order bonus
People who pre-ordered the original Japanese version of the game received a physical magazine with articles based on the world of the game titled Kamutai Magazine.