Taiga Saejima

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Taiga Saejima
Developer Toshihiro Nagoshi
Publisher Sega
Platforms As noted below
Released 2010-present
Added to
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See Taiga Saejima category

Taiga Saejima (冴島大河, Saejima Taiga) is a character that is part of a multimedia series consisting of video games, magazines, and music.

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

Saejima's likeness and voice actor were used to portray a historical Shinsengumi captain, Nagakura Shinpachi, in Like a Dragon: Ishin!.

Fictional character biography

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Taiga Saejima joined the yakuza and became sworn brothers with Goro Majima.

He was supposed to do a hit in 1985 on a rival gang with Saejima.

Majima didn't show, so he carried out the hit alone, shooting eighteen Ueno Seiwa clan members himself.

He was sentenced to death in 2010, but he escaped and discovered that he was framed. He was given guns with rubber bullets and didn't actually kill anyone.

After his vindication, he was given his own family in the Tojo Clan.

Video games wherein Taiga Saejima is 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.
Binary Domain Sega CS1
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 Sega CS1 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 Taiga Saejima has a playable storyline and is also playable on 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.
Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name Ryū ga Gotoku Studio PS4 2023 Goro Majima, Daigo Dojima, and Taiga Saejima are playable in the arena in DLC.

Video games wherein Taiga Saejima is not playable

Title Production company Distributor Release Notes
Yakuza 6: The Song of Life Ryū ga Gotoku Studio PS4 2016 Taiga Saejima serves out the rest of his sentence and is freed four years later along with Daigo Dojima and Goro Majima.
Yakuza: Like a Dragon Ryū ga Gotoku Studio PS4, PS5, Windows, Xbox One, Series X/S 2020 Taiga Saejima can be summoned by Ichiban Kasuga to perform a powerful technique.
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth Ryū ga Gotoku Studio PS4, PS5, Windows, Xbox One, Series X/S 2024 Taiga Saejima, Goro Majima, and Daigo Dojima team up to help Kazuma Kiryu take down the Seiryu Clan.

Soundtrack albums featuring Taiga Saejima

Title Studio Release Notes
Dragon Song: Like a Dragon 5 - The Best Songs Selection Sega 2012 Preorder bonus for Like a Dragon 5.

Magazines featuring Taiga Saejima

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