Kazuma Kiryu

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Kazuma Kiryu
Developer Toshihiro Nagoshi and Hasei Seishu
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

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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
Yakuza Sega New Entertainment R&D Dept.
Ryū ga Gotoku Studio
PS2 2005 July 17, 2018 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.
Ryū ga Gotoku Studio
PS2 2006 October 18, 2018 The Dragon of Kansai, Ryuji Goda, wants to defeat Kazuma Kiryu, the Dragon of Dojima.
Yakuza 3 Sega CS1
Ryū ga Gotoku Studio
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
Ryū ga Gotoku Studio
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.
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.
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 PS3 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.
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.
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.

Video games wherein Kazuma Kiryu is a non-playable character

Title Developer System Release Added to museum Notes
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
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
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
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
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.