Goro Majima

Goro Majima
Developer	Toshihiro Nagoshi
Publisher	Sega
Platforms	As noted below
Released	2005-present
Added to Museum	See Goro Majima category

Goro Majima (真島吾朗, Majima Gorō) is a character that is part of a multimedia series consisting of video games, films, magazines, and music.

He is a non-playable character in most games in the Like a Dragon series, but became a playable character in the spin-off Yakuza: Dead Souls and in the main series in Yakuza 0.

Majima's likeness was used as Majima Gorohachi in the March 2008 issue of Kamutai Magazine. Majima's likeness and voice actor were then used to portray Gorohachi in Like a Dragon: Kenzan! as well as a historical captain of the Shinsengumi, Okita Sōji, in Like a Dragon: Ishin!

Fictional character biography

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

He was supposed to be part of a hit in 1985 on a rival gang with Saejima.

Instead, Saejima conducted the hit himself while Majima was captured, lost his eye, and was chained up.

After a year of torture, he was released to civilian life in Sotenbori, however, he was constantly watched by the yakuza.

In Sotenbori, he ran a successful cabaret with the promise that he would be able to return to Shimano's family if he raised 100 million yen.

He raised the money, but Shimano raised the debt to 500 million unless he killed a woman named Makoto Makimura.

Instead, Majima discovered a conspiracy surrounding Makimura. He protected her, uncovered the conspiracy, and returned to the yakuza.

When he returned to the yakuza, he adopted a manic personality and became known as the Mad Dog of Shimano.

Video games wherein Goro Majima is a playable character

Title	Developer	System	Release	Notes
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	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.
Project X Zone 2	Monolith Soft	Nintendo 3DS	2015	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	Kazuma Kiryu and Goro Majima are kicked out of the Yakuza and find their way back in after discovering a conspiracy.
Yakuza Kiwami 2	Ryū ga Gotoku Studio	PS2	2017	Majima is playable in the Majima Saga. Remake of Yakuza 2: After the death of Shimano, Majima leaves the yakuza and forms Majima Construction with members of his former yakuza family, building a complex known as Kamurocho Hills on the old Purgatory site.
Like a Dragon Online	Ryū ga Gotoku Studio	Android	2018	Goro Majima has a playable storyline and is also playable on Ichiban Kasuga's team.
Streets of Kamurocho	Empty Clip Studios	Windows	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 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.
Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii	Ryū ga Gotoku Studio	PS4, PS5, Windows, Xbox One, Series X/S	2025	Goro Majima becomes a pirate in Hawaii.

Video games wherein Goro Majima is a non-playable character

Title	Developer	System	Release	Notes
Yakuza	Sega New Entertainment R&D Dept.	PS2	2005	Before Kazuma Kiryu goes to prison, Goro Majima tells him to learn discipline. After Kiryu is released, they fight, and Majima tells Kiryu that he admires his strength.
Yakuza 2	Sega New Entertainment R&D Dept.	PS2	2006	After the death of Shimano, Majima leaves the yakuza and forms Majima Construction with members of his former yakuza family, building a complex known as Kamurocho Hills on the old Purgatory site.
Yakuza 3	Sega CS1	PS3	2009	Kazuma Kiryu convinces Majima to rejoin the Tojo Clan and to support the sixth chairman, Daigo Dojima.
Yakuza 4	Sega CS1	PS3	2010	The Majima family has moved into the old Dojima family office in the Millenium Tower. He tries to protect Yasuko Saejima, the sister of his sworn brother Taiga Saejima.
Like a Dragon 1&2 HD Edition	Ryū ga Gotoku Studio	PS3	2012	Japanese-exclusive remaster of Yakuza and Yakuza 2: Before Kazuma Kiryu goes to prison, Goro Majima tells him to learn discipline. After Kiryu is released ten years later, they fight, and Majima tells Kiryu that he admires his strength. One year later, after the death of Shimano, Majima leaves the yakuza and forms Majima Construction with members of his former yakuza family. He builds a complex known as Kamurocho Hills on the old Purgatory site.
Yakuza 5	Ryū ga Gotoku Studio	PS3	2012	While trying to negotiate a treaty between the Tojo Clan and the Omi Alliance, Majima is shot at the orders of Tsubasa Kurosawa and is presumed dead.
Yakuza Kiwami	Ryū ga Gotoku Studio	PS2	2013	Remake of Yakuza: Before Kazuma Kiryu goes to prison, Goro Majima tells him to learn discipline. After Kiryu is released, they fight, and Majima tells Kiryu that he admires his strength.
Yakuza 6: The Song of Life	Ryū ga Gotoku Studio	PS4	2016	Daigo Dojima and Goro Majima are arrested after being blamed for the arson in Little Asia.
Yakuza 3 Remastered	Ryū ga Gotoku Studio	PS4	2018	Remaster of Yakuza 3: Kazuma Kiryu convinces Majima to rejoin the Tojo Clan and to support the sixth chairman, Daigo Dojima.
Yakuza 4 Remastered	Ryū ga Gotoku Studio	PS4	2019	Remaster of Yakuza 4: The Majima family has moved into the old Dojima family office in the Millenium Tower. He tries to protect Yasuko Saejima, the sister of his sworn brother Taiga Saejima.
Yakuza 5 Remastered	Ryū ga Gotoku Studio	PS4	2019	Remaster of Yakuza 5: While trying to negotiate a treaty between the Tojo Clan and the Omi Alliance, Majima is shot at the orders of Tsubasa Kurosawa and is presumed dead.
Yakuza Remastered Collection	Ryū ga Gotoku Studio	PS4	2019	Remaster of Yakuza 3, Yakuza 4, and Yakuza 5: Kazuma Kiryu convinces Majima to rejoin the Tojo Clan and to support the sixth chairman, Daigo Dojima. The next year, the Majima family moved into the old Dojima family office in the Millenium Tower. He tries to protect Yasuko Saejima, the sister of his sworn brother Taiga Saejima. Two years after that, while trying to negotiate a treaty between the Tojo Clan and the Omi Alliance, Majima is shot at the orders of Tsubasa Kurosawa and is presumed dead.
Yakuza: Like a Dragon	Ryū ga Gotoku Studio	PS4	2020	Goro Majima 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	Goro Majima, Daigo Dojima, and Taiga Saejima team up to help Kazuma Kiryu take down the Seiryu Clan.

Pachinko games with Goro Majima

Title	Developer	System	Release	Notes
Like a Dragon: Of the End	Taiyo Elec	Pachislot	2015	Japanese-exclusive Pachislot game based on Yakuza: Dead Souls.

Films featuring Goro Majima

Title	Production company	Distributor	Release	Notes
Yakuza: Like a Dragon	Art Port	Toei	2007	Based on Yakuza.

Magazines featuring Goro Majima

Title	Publisher	Release	Notes
Kamutai Magazine (December 2006)	Sega	2006	Preorder bonus for Like a Dragon 2.
Kamutai Magazine (February 2009)	Sega	2009	Preorder bonus for Like a Dragon 3.
Kamutai Magazine (March 2010)	Sega	2010	Preorder bonus for Like a Dragon 4.