Toru Higashi

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Toru Higashi
Developer Toshihiro Nagoshi
Publisher Sega
Platforms As noted below
Released 2018-present
Added to
Museum
As noted below

Toru Higashi (東徹, Higashi Tōru) is a character that is part of a series of open-world action-adventure video games.

He is a non-playable character in two of the games in the Like a Dragon spin-off series, Judgment as well as in downloadable content for Lost Judgment. He is playable in the coliseum in Like a Dragon Gaiden.

Fictional character biography

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Toru Higashi was a yakuza in the Kamurocho district of Tokyo.

He was involved in the incident that led to Masaharu Kaito leaving the Tojo Clan.

Kito became the partner of a detective named Takayuki Yagami.

Due to the fact that he still considers Kaito his aniki, he reluctantly helps Yagami with his detective work.

Video games wherein Toru Higashi is a playable character

Title Developer System Release Notes
Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio PS4
PS5
Windows
Xbox One
Series X/S
2023 Toru Higashi is playable in the colliseum.

Video games wherein Toru Higashi is a non-playable character

Title Developer System Release Notes
Judgment Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio PS4
Xbox One
2018 Toru Higashi helps Masaharu Kaito and Takayuki Yagami with detective work.
Judgment Remastered Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio PS5
Stadia
Windows
Series X/S
2021 Toru Higashi helps Masaharu Kaito and Takayuki Yagami with detective work.
Lost Judgment Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio PS4
PS5
Windows
Xbox One
Series X/S
2021 Toru Higashi helps Masaharu Kaito investigate while Takayuki Yagami goes undercover as an advisor in highschool clubs.
The Kaito Files Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio PS4
PS5
Windows
Xbox One
Series X/S
2022 DLC for Lost Judgment.