Shun Akiyama

Shun Akiyama
Developer	Toshihiro Nagoshi
Publisher	Sega
Platforms	As noted below
Released	2010-present
Added to Museum	As noted below

Shun Akiyama (秋山駿, Akiyama Shun) is a character that is part of a multimedia series consisting of video games, magazines, and music.

Shun Akiyama is a playable character in most of his appearances in the Like a Dragon series.

Akiyama's likeness and voice actor were used to portray the historical samurai, Katsura Kogorō, in Like a Dragon: Ishin!

Fictional character biography

Shun Akiyama was a successful businessman, however, he was framed for embezzlement and became homeless.

After the Millenium Tower exploded in 2005, sending billions of yen to the street below, Akiyama picked up as much as he could.

He used the money to become a day trader and earned billions of yen of his own.

With his wealth, Akiyama became the lifeline of Kamurocho when he started a no-interest loan company known as Sky Finance.

Video games with Shun Akiyama as a playable character

Title	Developer	System	Release	Notes
Yakuza 4	Sega CS1	PS3	2010	Kazuma Kiryu, Masayoshi Tanimura, Shun Akiyama, and Taiga Saejima discover a plot around Akiyama's vast fortune.
Yakuza: Dead Souls	Sega CS1	PS3	2011	Zombies have appeared in Tokyo, and Shun Akiyama, Goro Majima, Ryuji Goda, and Kazuma Kiryu try to stop them.
Binary Domain	Ryū ga Gotoku Studio	PS3, Xbox 360, Windows	2012	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.
Yakuza 5	Ryū ga Gotoku Studio	PS3	2012	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.
Like a Dragon Online	Ryū ga Gotoku Studio	Android, iOS, Windows	2018	Shun Akiyama is one of the fighters that can be part of Ichiban Kasuga's team.
Yakuza 4 Remastered	Ryū ga Gotoku Studio	PS4, Windows, Xbox One	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, Windows, Xbox One	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, Windows, Xbox One	2019	Akiyama is playable in Yakuza 4, and Yakuza 5: Kazuma Kiryu, Masayoshi Tanimura, Shun Akiyama, and Taiga Saejima discover a plot around Akiyama's vast fortune, then 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.

Video games with Shun Akiyama as a non-playable character

Title	Production company	Distributor	Release	Notes
Yakuza 6: The Song of Life	Ryū ga Gotoku Studio	PS4, Windows, Xbox One	2016	Shun Akiyama closed Sky Finance and went into hiding due to the press surrounding his involvement with revealing the corruption of the Tokyo Police Department.
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth	Ryū ga Gotoku Studio	PS4, PS5, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S	2024	Shun Akiyama confronts Kiryu Kazuma and Makoto Date after he deduces the former faked his death. After a fight with Kiryu, he assists him and Ichiban Kasuga as a Poundmate.

Soundtrack albums featuring Shun Akiyama

Title	Production company	Distributor	Release	Notes
Dragon Song: Like a Dragon - Karaoke Best Selection	Sega	2011	Preorder bonus for Like a Dragon Of the End.
Dragon Song: Like a Dragon 5 The Best Songs Selection	Sega	2012	Preorder bonus for Like a Dragon 5

Magazines featuring Shun Akiyama

Title	Publisher	Release	Notes
Kamutai Magazine (March 2010)	Sega	2010	Preorder bonus for Like a Dragon 4.