These are the characters that debuted in Yakuza 6, the seventh main entry of the Like a Dragon series and the final chapter of Kazuma Kiryu's story. Due to wiki policy, this page contains numerous unmarked spoilers.

For Kazuma Kiryu, see his page.
For Goro Majima, see his page.
For Haruka Sawamura, Taiga Saejima and Shun Akiyama, see their entries on the Character Index page.

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Tojo Clan

When a majority of the Tojo Clan's original ruling families met their demise thanks to Kurosawa's antics, Sugai and Someya quickly made moves to take over by accusing the remaining family members of guilt for the Little Asia Arson. With everyone from Daigo to Majima effectively out of the way, they moved in to take over the Clan, serving as its sole rulers. Ultimately, their deaths result in Daigo retaking his position with Saejima and Majima as his two reigning families.

Katsumi Sugai

Voiced by: Ryūsei Nakao

A man who heads the Tojo Clan’s Sugai group. A veteran member of the Tojo Clan relegated to a mere advisory role for years before ascending to acting chairman. His rise to power was made possible by the arrest of key Tojo figures like Daigo Dojima, Goro Majima & Taiga Saejima. He has slowly brought the whole clan under his control in order to wage war against a chinese mafia named the Saio Triad. He is a cunning man who was seemingly involved with the big fire in the Asia District. Since then he has arranged for Daigo's arrest which led him to become the Interim chairman of the Tojo while Daigo remains in prison.

Big Bad Duumvirate: Shares the title of Big Bad alongside Tsuneo Iwami.
Big Bad Wannabe: As much as he want to believe himself in control, it's made pretty clear that he is just a washed-up tool and Tsuneo's Puppet King for the Tojo Clan. Even his subordinate Someya says as much:
Takumi Someya: He may have grand plans, but he's just an antique trying to stay relevant.
Driven to Suicide: After being cornered by the Hirose Clan and realizing that his ambitions have crumbled with no way of making it back up, Sugai kills himself at the end of the game.
Hate Sink: Every single scene he's in is devoted to establishing how much of an insanely corrupt, smarmy loser Sugai is, right down to his very core.
Hero Killer: Played with. Kiryu gets shot by Sugai, and as far as the world is concerned this leads to the legendary Dragon of Dojima's death, but in reality Kiryu just took advantage of the situation to make himself legally dead and disappear from the public's eye.
I Have Your Wife: Late in the game, he and Iwami kidnapped Kiyomi to coerce Someya into fighting Kiryu to the death.
Non-Action Big Bad: He is never fought in gameplay section and the one time he gets his hands dirty in a cutscene against a subdued Kiryu, he can't even finish him with a large pipe. Tsuneo actually tells him to let him do it because Sugai would take all night killing an unarmed man by himself.
Pipe Pain: Picks up a large pipe off the ground to beat Kiryu up but because it's Sugai and Kiryu, the former's assault only manages to wound but severely piss the latter off.
Remember the New Guy?: Kiryu remembers that he was around since the second chairman but it's the first we hear of him, justified as he was just an adviser among others this whole time he blended in the background.
The Resenter: During the No-Holds-Barred Beatdown he gives to a subdued Kiryu, he end up screaming his loathing for Daigo and him for outshadowing and looking down on him during their tenure in the Tojo Clan.
Small Name, Big Ego: Despite being in service since the time of the second chairman, he didn't leave much of a mark. Hell, the only reason he's even known at all is because he's one of Daigo's advisers.
The Starscream: Colludes with Tsuneo and the Yomei Alliance for power over the Tojo Clan.
Smug Snake: Despite having an ego the size of a Moai statue, Sugai's lack of physical presence throughout the plot shows just how weak he truly is. Hell, after he beats Kiryu with a metal pipe multiple times, and then shoots him near the end of the game, he basically shits himself once he realizes that it did nothing.
Villainous Breakdown: He spends the entirety of the final battle crapping his pants when Haruka and Haruto are rescued, thereby losing their only possible leverage against Kiryu. And the Dragon of Dojima is out for blood...

Takumi Someya

Voiced by: Shun Oguri

"You and I aren't so different. Just different means to the same end."

Head of the newly-minted Someya Family serving as Sugai's left hand man. A confidant of Sugai, the acting 6th chairman of the Tojo Clan. He used the conflict between the Tojo Clan and the Saio Triad to his advantage and rose to be a direct patriarch despite only being in his thirties.

Alas, Poor Villain: Despite all that he's done, his death is presented in an extremely tragic light, especially given the circumstances in which he's forced to be in.
Batman Gambit: Sets up Kiryu to fight in front of the Yomei as an attempt to solidify their alliance by bringing the Fourth Chairman as a witness.
Climax Boss: He's fought right before the finale of the game being one of Kiryu's most personal antagonists in the plot as well as the fight being very emotionally charged due to the tragic circumstances pushing him to win at any cost. As bonus, he's also a great deal more dangerous than the actual Final Boss.
Cloth Fu: During the break-in at the hotel to save Kiyomi, Kiryu and Nagumo end up facing Someya in the sauna. As he leaves, he throws a pair of towels at Kiryu to disorient him and escape to get a change of pants.
Combat Pragmatist: He feels no shame in making a run for it and leaving Kiryu to face his men rather than fighting at a disadvantage being in the middle of using a sauna.
Counter-Attack: Once he HEATs up, he tends to react to strong blows by performing a jumping superman punch.
Death Equals Redemption: When Sugai and Tsuneo threaten Kiyomi's life if Kiryu doesn't kill Someya, he instead stabs himself. After Koshimizu seemingly kills Kiyomi, he uses his last breaths to beg Nagumo to take care of his daughter, Hiromi.
Domestic Abuse: His wife Kiyomi tried to run away from her husband Someya with her infant daughter. What triggered this was his refusal to leave the yakuza despite her urging and she grew disgusted at how he played with their daughter even though she was constantly cleaning horrifying bloodstains from his dirty laundry. She was caught by a subordinate and when she was returned to Someya, he struck her over and over again. She managed to escape on her own after but had to leave her daughter behind. Someya even set up a security detail to keep her from ever seeing her daughter again. Averted with regards to their daughter though.
Dragon with an Agenda: Being one of the Clan's top lieutenants isn't enough to satisfy his ambition, and there isn't much he won't do for it.
Enemy Mine: Someya partners up with Kiryu briefly, if only for a chance to assassinate Big Lo. Later he tells him that he plans to do the same thing with Sugai since he knows that Iwami will have Someya and Kiryu killed while Sugai becomes the chairman of the Tojo/Omi Clan after he is done getting rid of them all. Unfortunately, Koshimizu was spying on him and decided to report this anticipated betrayal to Iwami and Sugai.
Even Evil Has Loved Ones: He keeps a constant rotten veneer whenever you're around him. However, despite all of his heinous actions, he still loves his ex-wife Kiyomi and their daughter Hiromi very much, and accepts their hatred of himself. In his final moments, he tells Kiyomi that he never laid a hand on their daughter.
Even Evil Has Standards: No matter how smug and ruthless he is, it seems that unlike the utterly ruthless Sugai, Someya does have standards when it comes to children. While remaining smug, he makes it clear to Kiryu what happened to Haruka when she was protecting Haruto was a horrible act and he would never be involved in that. Later on, he also tells Kiryu to hide Haruka and Haruto away from Sugai and Iwami to keep them out of harm's way.
Faux Affably Evil: He seems extremely agreeable and amused, but everything he says oozes with mockery and menace.
Foil:
- To Yoshitaka Mine. Like Mine, Someya represents the image of the "modern" Yakuza who use legitimate fronts to conceal their shady activities. But unlike Mine who still upheld and respected the ideals of the yakuza, even having an irezumi of his own, Someya scoffs at tradition and only sees money and power as the way forward for the yakuza.
- Conversely, he's the exact opposite of Daisaku Kuze, with Someya being the exact thing that Kuze loathes. For starters, he lacks an irezumi as stated above, and completely dismisses the idea of tradition. Kuze, on the other hand, has his whole back and even some of his pecs covered in ink, and is one of the most traditional examples of a true Yakuza in the whole franchise.
- He shares a lot of traits with Nishiki, a white-wearing and ruthlessly ambitious yakuza gunning for the top, unlike Nishiki however Someya still has loved ones to cling onto which give him a better temper.
- His ideals make him the polar opposite of Kiryu himself. Kiryu is an idealized "romantic" Yakuza who abides by a Thou Shalt Not Kill mentality, noble behavior and keeping the streets clean. Someya on the other hand is a realistic "modern" Yakuza, uncaring who gets caught in the crossfire and only sees profits and status as what's needed to live the life. Tellingly, Someya lacks an irezumi tattoo as he sees it as pointless where Kiryu's irezumi has great personal significance to him.
Full-Frontal Assault: Not exactly, but after Kiryu confronts him in the bath he only has time to slip into some form-fitting undies before their fight.
Good Is Old-Fashioned: He disdains the Honor Before Reason ethos and manly duels of old school types like Kiryu, interested only in the profit margin. To him, to be a Yakuza is less an oath or lifestyle and more a career in business.
Hypocrite: Smashes an associate's head with a bottle for talking smack about Kiryu being a washed-up Yakuza that doesn't belong in the modern clan. Someya shares the same view with the only exception being that he says it to Kiryu's face.
Jerkass: He is a smug, condescending prick that passively insults Kiryu for being an old school Yakuza past his prime.
Katanas Are Just Better: Wields one in his final battle with Kiryu.
Leitmotif: "Bloodstained Philosophy" for his first two fights. "DESTINY" for his final fight.
Light Is Not Good: His primary outfit is a white pinstripe suit. However, he's as unpleasant as it can get.
Lightning Bruiser: Those muscles aren't just for show. He's a tough bastard with a quick, evasive fighting style and some of the longest combos in the game.
Likes Older Women: Kiyomi is actually older than him, and back in the day, he really did love her.
Made of Iron: He gets right back up after Kiryu lays him out, slipping into his bathrobe and drinking some wine, none the worse for wear. Unlike many cases in the series, where The Battle Didn't Count, Someya is shown in-cutscene sprawled out after a finishing blow yet the moment Kiryu looks away, he seems fine.
Mirror Boss: Downplayed but he's a quick, aggressive, agile brawler with a number of attacks having similar animation to Kiryu's. It further plays into him being Kiryu's Shadow Archetype.
Mr. Fanservice: His first fight has him wearing nothing but some tight black underwear.
Older Hero vs. Younger Villain: His dynamic with Kiryu, with him representing a newer, more cynical generation of Yakuza, against Kiryu's older, more romanticized ideas of what it means to be one.
Recurring Boss: Fought 3 times before the end of the game.
The Reveal: He is Kiyomi's ex-husband and the father of her daughter.
Senseless Sacrifice: He commits seppuku in hopes that Iwami and Sugai would spare his ex-wife Kiyomi's life, only for them to have her executed anyway. Subverted, in that Someya's sacrifice convinced Kanji Koshimizu to spare Kiyomi and keep her safe.
Shadow Archetype: Someya is what Kiryu would be if he never held on to his sense of morality, and even pushed the love he already has aside for the sake of ambition.
Silly Rabbit, Idealism Is for Kids!: Tells Kiryu that today a yakuza's body count and income is what he needs to climb the hierarchy. If an irezumi messes with your ability to make money, then it's better that yakuza don't sport one and the idea of dreams and traditions aren't fit for a life of crime.
Smug Snake: Almost every single word out of his mouth is disrespectful, condescending or threatening, coated in layers of sarcastic politeness and geniality.
The Starscream: Late in the story, he confides to Kiryu that he was planning on later supplanting Sugai to become the Tojo Clan's Eight Chairman.
Tattooed Crook: Defied. Despite being a high ranking yakuza, his back is completely free of an irezumi. Kiryu immediately takes notice of this, which causes Someya to go on a spiel of how the nature of being yakuza has changed to no longer needing the irezumi.^note
Used to Be a Sweet Kid: Someya claims Kiryu and himself to be no different, and if this were the past, he'd be correct. In the past, Someya truly loved Kiyomi, and was ready and willing to put himself in harm's way to protect her. But as time went on, he became ruthless and his cruelty quickly extended to his then-wife when she refused to accept his behavior any longer.
Villain Respect: Despite being as unpleasant as they come, he has a lot of respect for Kiryu, enough to smash an associate in the head with a non-empty bottle^* of wine when the guy insults Kiryu.
You Have Failed Me: Iwami and Sugai threaten to have Kiyomi killed if Someya fails to kill Kiryu.

The Hirose Clan

The Hirose Clan is the local yakuza in the town of Onomichi. Although loosely affiliated with the Yomei Alliance as a subsidiary of the Masuzoe family, they are a very small clan and actually rather humble. Initially an obstruction to Kiryu's investigation behind Haruto's parentage, they become important allies and integral to his search for answers behind Haruka's accident.

Toru Hirose

Voiced by: Takeshi Kitano, Toshifumi Nakabayashi (Young Adult)

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"'Y'don't need to be so formal here. We're pretty laid-back, for yakuza."

Head of the Hirose Clan. A seemingly jovial senior, but nonetheless manages to maintain a presence in Onomichi.

Alas, Poor Villain: Hirose ends up being killed by the man who he saw as a father figure that he served for all his life and shoved with the fact that murdering his brothers were just to keep Heizo in power. He spends his last moments apologizing to his adopted kids and admitting his guilt and going as far as to reveal that he had wanted to be killed by them. All of his adopted kids, including Nagumo and Matsunaga whose fathers were killed by him, mourn his death heavily, and even Kiryu is visibly upset and saddened to see his passing.
Badass Boast: During his meeting with Big Lo, Hirose calmly tells him that any attempt at violence will result in Lo and every one of his men's deaths. Lo scoffs that he has over a hundred subordinates outside, all armed with guns.
Hirose: You think I care what they're packing?
Beware the Silly Ones: His goofball attitude is genuine but doesn't stop him from being a dangerous assassin who even Kiryu cannot take lightly.
Bunny-Ears Lawyer: Despite being the head of the Hirose Clan, he plays around with his subordinates in rather humorous ways. However, he's also a ruthless assassin who is surprisingly swift with a knife, and carefully planned the eliminations of several loose ends for the Yomei Alliance.
Climax Boss: Fought in the tail end of the game and ultimately more difficult than the actual Final Boss with several substantial revelations following his defeat including the "Secret of Onomichi"
Composite Character: Of Goro Majima, Shintaro Kazama and Shigeru Nakahara. He has the tonal dissonance of Goro Majima and skill with a knife, Shintaro's fatherly attitude in taking care of the orphaned yakuza who's parents he had killed on orders from a ruthless patriarch, and finally Shigeru Nakahara, who serves as the local small time boss Kiryu befriends in Onomichi.
Cool Old Guy: When he's not actively antagonizing Kiryu, Hirose turns out to be a jolly old man who's quite fun to hang around and share drinks with.
Counter-Attack: Skilled enough that he can intercept most frontal attacks with a tripping kick, pushing you to be more careful when choosing when and how to strike back.
Dark and Troubled Past: He lost his family to the atom bombs on the eve of WWII, and started his own gang at the young age of 14. However, after breaking into the shipyards, he is brought under Heizo's wing as a sort of surrogate son, only to be used as his personal assassin years later.
Death Seeker: Hirose's dying words to his men is that he would preferred it if they killed him, due to him killing Nagumo and Matsunaga's fathers as part of Heizo's purge.
Died in Your Arms Tonight: He dies in Nagumo's, bleeding out after being shot by Kurusu.
The Dragon: He is Heizo's personal enforcer that he uses to kill off anyone he deems a threat. He is also not above using others to do it for them by playing on their emotional weaknesses
Establishing Character Moment: His very first seconds of screentime has him casually enjoying a parfait while Nagumo briefly recounts one of Hirose's legendary feats.
Even Evil Has Loved Ones: When ordered to kill off Nagumo for defending Kiryu, Hirose desperately tries to do everything he can to spare him before admitting that he can't bring himself to kill those that he raised as his sons. This unfortunately gets him immediately executed by Heizo.
Evil Costume Switch: Once it's clear that he's been working as an assassin for decades, just to protect the secret of Onomichi for his surrogate father's sake, he spends the rest of his screentime wearing a set of all-black practical clothes that help conceal his identity as he performs his hits. Even after he unmasks, his dead serious expression as Kiryu fights him gives him a very ominous presence.
Evil Old Folks: Being in his 70s doesn't stop him from being a dangerously efficient assassin and manipulator.
A Father to His Men: Almost literally, as he's taken care of his subordinates since they were kids, and in turn they see him as their father.
Fragile Speedster: For an old man, Hirose is very fast and nimble, but it's clear outside using his knive, compared to the other powerhouses in the series, his physical strength and durability is a bit lacking. His boss fight revolves around him capitalizing on his footwork and speed rather than brute force, even tending to use stealth when he could, and it's rather easy to whittle his health down. The end of Kiryu's fight with him has Hirose beaten and on the ground for a while after only suffering some moderate bruises and scrapes from the Dragon of Dojima, whereas even Someya at least manages to get back up once more after being beaten much more harshly.
Hot-Blooded: The guy was pretty much like Nagumo and co. with the exception that since his anikis took it badly he was always sent to do bloodier tasks. He always came back from it.
Ink-Suit Actor: C'mon, it's Beat Takeshi!
Leitmotif: "Qui garde un secret".
Mad Eye: One of his eyelids droops slightly lower than the other, locking him in this expression. Naturally, this is because he's portrayed by Takeshi Kitano, who looks this way ever since a bike injury he suffered in 1994. In Hirose's case it goes from endearing to intimidating once his true nature has been revealed.
Malevolent Masked Men: He used to wear ski mask so he could beat the hell out of his anikis without repercussion, Nagumo points out they probably had a good guess on who it was given how few people wear ski mask in Hiroshima. It's played way darker when he starts using his mask to carry on assassination.
Manchild: Played With. He's a rather goofy and immature fellow that always tries to take things lightly but he knows when to get serious, especially once it becomes clear that he's Heizo's personal assassin. However he then reveals a darkly immature enthusiasm for validation from Heizo, stating that he was willing to do anything, even assassination, if it meant getting what was essentially a pat on the back from the man who's been the closest thing Hirose's had to a father figure since he was a teenage orphan. He even starts to beg his boss in a somewhat whiny matter to allow him to spare Nagumo and the rest of the Hirose Family.
Neighborhood-Friendly Gangsters: For a yakuza boss, he's actually rather amiable and encourages his subordinates to keep it lax. However as an assassin Hirose shows little if any moral scruples in seeing to the death of his targets.
No-Nonsense Nemesis: During his standoff with Kiryu, he doesn't banter, posture, or threaten, and his attacks are both disciplined and extremely damaging.
Obfuscating Stupidity: He plays the part of a harmless old goat with a goofy streak, but he's got serious Hidden Depths.
Ominous Walk: While he's capable of running, he spends most of his boss fight almost casually walking towards Kiryu at a snail's pace before suddenly lashing out with his kitchen knife. When you combine that with the dark environment and his emotionless face, it's as if he walked right out of a Slasher Movie.
O.O.C. Is Serious Business: As Lo said, when Hirose starts staring you down and issuing threats, the room's temperature will drop.
Hirose: Look. Just move already. Ain't askin' again.
Precision F-Strike: Normally one of the most soft-spoken and congenial Yakuza in the series. But when Kiryu finally pushes him too far...
Hirose: I told you to stand the fuck down!
Rank Scales with Asskicking: He's the head of the Hirose Family and said to be the strongest person in Hiroshima. When Kiryu finally fights him, he proves to be a far more difficult opponent than all of his adopted kids put together and while Kiryu is shown to easily wipe the floor with them without breaking a sweat, it's clear he had a real fight with the Hirose patriarch, being actually somewhat winded.
Retired Badass: He's pushing his 80s, but he's still a dangerously efficient killer.
Smoke Out: In his boss fight, he tosses a knife at a nearby pipe, causing steam to flood the area that he uses to launch sneak attacks.
Undying Loyalty: Close, but no cigar. After spending decades committing countless atrocities in Heizo's name, he finally hesitates for the first time when ordered to kill Nagumo, which was unfortunately all Heizo needed to throw him away.
Walking Spoiler: The true extent of Hirose's involvement in the plot is not revealed until partway through the third act, and is treated as a major reveal for all characters involved.
Weak, but Skilled: Hirose himself is of course far from being physically weak and is the most dangerous assassin in Hiroshima, but when faced with Kiryu, he falls straight into this, as while his skill with his knives and Combat Pragmatism make him a formidable opponent, he ultimately doesn't have it in him to defeat the legendary Dragon of Dojima who is both extremely skilled and physically powerful, not to mention that Hirose is at his 80s while Kiryu is only at his 40s, meaning that he was up against someone who has the advantage in physical fitness and the skill to make full use of such advantage. It shows itself by how he is one of the more fragile bosses, being easier to damage and overpower when it comes to a physical clash, and while he fares a lot better than any other opponent shown in the game, managing to leave Kiryu a bit battered, it's clear he was fighting a losing battle.

Tsuyoshi Nagumo

Voiced by: Hiroyuki Miyasako

"I'm captain of the Hirose family! Next time we meet, I ain't lettin' ya off so easy!"

The first member of the Hirose Clan Kiryu meets when arriving in Onomichi, as well as its underboss. He's very short-tempered and instantly dislikes Kiryu, but Kiryu eventually earns his respect and loyalty after saving him.

Almighty Janitor: Despite being of a low-ranking yakuza, Nagumo is surprisingly capable of handling himself, single-handedly holding off an entire mob of Korean mobsters for Kiryu and Yuta... and then have time to chow down on some noodles.
Badass in a Nice Suit: When going to Kamurocho with Kiryu and Yuta, he wears a snazzy suit fitting of a yakuza. He also wears a different suit in the finale.
Bad Liar:
- Hides the fact that the Hirose Clan were completely aware of Haruka's identity extremely poorly, which Kiryu himself is able to easily see through.
- Happens again during the Kiyomi rescue when he walks into the sauna that Someya was lounging and unmasks himself, blowing his cover as he clumsily covers it up.
- And then during their visit in Kamurocho after they split up, Nagumo decides to go to a soapland to blow off some "steam" and end up smelling rather fragrant. He denies the fact to Yuta however.
The Big Guy: By virtue of being a Blood Knight and a Boisterous Bruiser, but he's not really that "big" appearance-wise.
Blood Knight: Nagumo absolutely loves getting into fights. When accompanying Kiryu into Kamurocho, what he ends up loving the is how frequent fights seem to be.
Blue Is Heroic: While he starts off being a thuggish jerk, his predominantly blue color scheme becomes this as he becomes a staunch and helpful ally of Kiryu's.
Boisterous Bruiser: Loud, rowdy, loves to fight, and while initially a bully, he becomes a good ally to Kiryu.
Character Development: He starts off as antagonistic towards others, especially Kiryu, but he acts much nicer following Kiryu saving him. Toward the end of the game, he appears to have become far less hot headed than he was during his introduction. He also acts more humble and sensitive as shown by his interactions with Kiyomi's daughter.
Combination Attack: Has a unique tandem Heat Action both as a boss fight and when fighting alongside Kiryu. When an ally near him is grappling an enemy, they'll restraining them, bending their left arm behind them causing their head to angle downwards. While they're held in place, Nagumo rushes forth and dives at them with crossed arms painfully striking them at the neck.
Crazy Jealous Guy: He's highly infatuated with Kiyomi, and is ready to set off on anyone who seems remotely interested in her and vice-versa.
Dark Reprise: His usual battle theme Brother, Brother is one of the more light-hearted and laid-back boss themes in the entire series, but during your last fight against Nagumo, it gets replaced by the more intense and aggressive remix, Loyalty Oath, fitting how personally he's taking Kiryu's accusation of his foster father of being some sort of Assassin.
Deuteragonist: Shares this with Yuta Usami. Whereas Yuta is more closely integrated into the main plotline, Nagumo’s the one who’s been by Kiryu’s side the most out of all of the Hirose gang, even becoming the sole ally helping out Kiryu during the final battle before the rest follows suit.
Did Not Get the Girl: Zig-zagged. By the end, he doesn't end up with Kiyomi, seemingly accepting that she's not getting over Someya anytime soon. However, the situation isn't hopeless, and he was willing to help Kiyomi raise her daughter following Someya's death.
Expy: Of Rikiya, being a small-town yakuza member who challenges Kiryu to a duel, loses and eventually swears loyalty to him, calling him “Aniki”.
Hair-Trigger Temper: Nagumo is very short-tempered and excitable, prone to going off at the slightest provocation. He'll even slap around his friends if they bother him enough.
Heroic BSoD: He is utterly devastated upon learning that Kiyomi was Someya's ex-wife.
Heroic Sacrifice: Attempted when Masuzoe comes to extort money from Kiyomi, and faces the possibility of being beaten to death. Thankfully, Kiryu saves him, for which Nagumo becomes eternally grateful.
Hot-Blooded: His Hair-Trigger Temper and violent jealousy is how we're introduced to him but even when he's happy or trying to be nice, he can be a bit much.
I Know Madden Kombat: Downplayed but during his fight against Kiryu on the baseball field, he'll chuck baseballs at Kiryu from a distance.
Ink-Suit Actor: Modelled after his voice actor.
Jerk with a Heart of Gold: He's not the nicest guy around and can be a pretty brutal bully at his worst. However, the right situation can bring out his good side in full force, and when times get tough, he's definitely someone you want on your side. In fact, it's for this very reason that Kiryu decides to save his life later on, since he flies in the face of his orders to avoid extorting money from Kiyomi.
Large Ham: Not particularly subtle or quiet unless the situation calls for it.
Leitmotif: "Brother, Brother," later changes to "Loyalty Oath" when you fight him for the 4th time.
Made of Iron: As expected from most of the Yakuza series supporting cast that fights, he's rather resilient. Gets even more pronounced in the finale where he gets stabbed and shot, yet still keeps on trucking.
Maybe Ever After: At the end of the story, it is left open whether or not he and Kiyomi would eventually get together, but he understands that it would be 'difficult' for him to top Someya's Heroic Sacrifice.
Mugging the Monster: Getting jealous over Kiryu getting better treatment from Kiyomi wasn't his best idea.
Number Two: He's considered to be the under-boss of the Hirose Clan. When he becomes Kiryu's ally, he acts as his second in command when they fight alongside each other. He's the one who accompanies Kiryu to the final battle.
Recurring Boss: Chronologically Kiryu kicked his ass three times in two days. You get one last brawl against him towards the end of the game.
Reformed Bully: Before Kiryu's arrival, he would bully Ino and the rest of his baseball team, as well as pick fights with random people. Kiryu saving his sorry hide convinces him to shape up his act.
Small Name, Big Ego: Played for Laughs. For the underboss of a small sub-family in a boondock town, he certainly expects a lot of respect from outsiders.
Took a Level in Kindness: After Kiryu saves his life, he becomes much nicer almost immediately. Justified as he seems to prefer to show his nicer, more considerate side to people he cares and he spends a decent chunk of time being very resentful of Kiryu. When he finally decides to change his perspective of Kiryu, we get to see how he is around friends and allies. Furthermore, his new-ound adoration for Kiryu probably does wonders for Nagumo's personality in terms of having a decent role model to follow.
Undying Loyalty: Despite Kiryu's technical civilian-status, Nagumo comes to hold Kiryu in very high regard. This extends even near the final hours of the story, where he duels Kiryu for accusing Hirose of being an assassin only to immediately fight alongside him after, when some Yomei goons are sent to eliminate Kiryu.
Unskilled, but Strong: Kiryu describes him early on as fighting clumsily like a drunkard but he's got the brute strength, agility, and endurance to qualify as a One-Man Army in his own right.
Use Your Head: His go-to move in a fight is a headbutt. In his final fight, he throws jumping headbutts into the mix.
Warm-Up Boss: The very first enemy fought in Yakuza 6 as well as being saddled with said game's combat tutorial. At least he manages to hit back harder with every rematch.

Yuta Usami (Unmarked Spoilers)

Voiced by: Tatsuya Fujiwara

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"I made this choice like a man. And then I made peace with it."

The youngest member of the Hirose Clan. Yuta wishes to find the answers behind Haruka's accident with an unusual conviction.

Alternate Character Reading: The "yu" in his name can also be read as "to", thus giving Haruka the idea to combine the first halves of their names for "Haruto".
Because You Were Nice to Me: Haruka fell in love with him after he beat up a paparazzo stalking her. He admitted after that everyone around had figured out her past as a former idol with a yakuza for a father. He said they all still played along anyway because they don't care about her dodgy past and simply love her who for she is as a person.
Big Damn Heroes: When it seems like the bad guys have Nagumo and Kiryu on the ropes. Yuta, Matsunaga and Tagashira come in to save them, providing some much needed backup
Bilingual Bonus: Thanks to Tatsukawa, he's able to understand Chinese. And along with the reveal of Tatsukawa's ethnicity and what he picked up from Lo, hints at his true ethnicity.
But Not Too Foreign: He's ethnically Chinese.
Butt-Monkey: In general, he tends to get picked on by the other Hirose members, from getting slapped by Nagumo during his introduction scene to Hirose randomly wrestling him to show off his ski mask. If that's not enough, Yuta spends half of chapter 6 having a Potty Emergency and then gets effortlessly defeated by Joon-gi Han. He even gets unceremoniously arrested by Date of all people just to briefly keep him from interfering with Kiryu's business.
Combination Attack: Has a unique tandem Heat Action when both as a boss fight and when fighting alongside Kiryu. When an ally grapples an enemy near him, they'll headbutt them, stunning them for Yuta to land a jumping push kick to the face.
Counter-Attack: When he HEATs up during the last time he's fought, he starts reacting to strong attacks with a kick followed by throwing Kiryu off his feet.
Destination Defenestration: After having too much downtime to dwell on The Reveal that he's both Haruto's real father and the last heir to a Chinese Mafia, he's become utterly stunned and doesn't respond when Nagumo orders him to get up and help with rescuing Haruto from the Jingweon Mafia kidnappers. While Nagumo threatens to beat some sense into Yuta, Kiryu steps in and does so himself, punching him hard enough to send him flying through the Hirose headquarters front door.
Determinator: If he puts his mind to it, there's no dissuading him, from facing Joon-Gi Han and getting beaten senseless in order to obtain Tatsukawa's location to attempting to burn down the base of the Saio Triad with Big Lo and himself in it in order to make sure they have no reason to pursue Haruto and Haruka's life.
Dual Boss: Teams up with Tagashira in a violent attempt to keep Kiryu from leaving the Moreno bar and interfering with family business.
Foil:
- Of Kyohei Jingu, Haruka's father. Both were once insignificant men who had been given a chance to acquire power and privilege if they were to sacrifice their respective families. Kyohei would plot to kill his wife and daughter to gain political power while Yuta was willing to give up his own life so Haruka and Haruto can live free.
- Also to Someya in his younger years, both of them found their true love when they were protecting their loved one from someone who was at their most vulnerable, but Yuta was willing to walk away from a life of crime to live with Haruka while Someya combined both his murky criminal life with his family life which forced Kiyomi to leave her husband.
Heroic BSoD: Discovering that he's the father of Haruto, and the son of Big Lo in the same sitting did not do well for his mind. Thankfully, Kiryu is able to punch him out of it.
It's All My Fault: Feels a lot of responsibility for what happened to Haruka due to the heavy involvement of the Saio Triad even though he only recently learned about his blood connections to them. It's likely he also feels guilty about hiding his deeper connection to Haruka from Kiryu and the rest of the Hirose Clan which admittedly would have helped them all save a lot of time. In any case, his guilt over everything plays a large role in his determination to personally resolve the conflict with the Saio Triad... through any means necessary.
Leitmotif: "Fist Law" which only plays during your 3rd fight against him and he's flying solo.
Let's Get Dangerous!: Yuta enters Little Asia carrying wine bottles filled with gasoline with the intention of setting the place on fire to take down Big Lo just to ensure Haruka and Haruto will never be hunted down ever again.
Luke, I Am Your Father / Luke, You Are My Father: First, it's eventually discovered that he is none other than Haruto's father via one night stand with Haruka. Later on, he discovers that he's the second son of Lo, who was given away because of the "blood relation" rule of the Chinese mafia dictating that only one son may rule.
Manly Tears: Once he gets his act together after his Heroic BSoD, he catches up to Kiryu and the rest of the Hirose Clan trying to rescue Haruto. He admits that he was overwhelmed by the despair of possibly never seeing his son, Haruto again after he's come to love the little guy after taking care of him long enough. As he apologizes for his previous inaction and begs them to let him come along, he starts shedding tears while he's bowing his head.
Murder-Suicide: Attempts this on his own father Big Lo in order to erase his son Haruto's ties to the Triads. Thankfully Kiryu is there to snap him out of it. Violently.
Only Sane Man: He is by far the most down-to-earth out of Hirose's minions, and often acts as the voice of reason between them.
Overshadowed by Awesome: While Yuta is still a rather strong fighter, that seems to only be the case when it comes to dealing with normal Mooks. His performance in the game is rather underwhelming even compared to the other lower members of the Hirose Clan: Joon-Gi Han effortlessly outclasses him in a fight to show that Kiryu really has to step in to fight him and he fails to finish off Ed even when fighting alongside Nagumo. Then he tries to fight Kiryu himself in a one-on-one fight after losing to him miserably even with help from the others and despite Kiryu now giving him the kid's gloves while Yuta was going all-out, only a few moments later and Kiryu already has him beaten up and securedly safe. He's shown to be weak enough that Kiryu has the luxury to save him from the collapsing debris with just a single push without compromising his own safety and his action sequences is downplayed compared to how he usually deals with boss-level fighters.
Papa Wolf: Before and after he is revealed to be the father of Haruto, he will do anything to protect the boy.
Recurring Boss: Aside from Nagumo, he's the only other member of the family that Kiryu fights multiple times though he only gets a proper one-on-one bout with him the third time.
Spare to the Throne: Unbeknownst to him, Yuta is the second son of Big Lo and heir to the Saio Triad in the event the current heir, Jimmy, dies.
Taking You with Me: Believing that Haruto will never be safe as long as he and Big Lo are alive, he decides to confront his father and burn the building down. It takes Kiryu beating some sense into him for the matter to be settled.
Unwitting Pawn: His attempt at killing Big Lo was in fact all planned out by Hirose.
Use Your Head: His main Grapple Move is to grab an enemy and then headbutt them before hitting them with a front kick.
Violently Protective Boyfriend: Punched a paparazzo to near death when he discovers the guy taking pics of Haruka, before settling with destroying the camera.
Walking Spoiler: Him being Haruto's real father, as well as the secret heir to Big Lo, are major revelations in the game.
We Used to Be Friends: He used to be good friends with Tatsukawa, and still kept in contact with him. However, he feels like something changed between them since Haruka's arrival due to suspicions that he's Haruto's father.
The Worf Effect:
- Joon-Gi Han completely destroys him in a fight, signifying the Jingweon's new leader as a genuinely powerful threat even to Kiryu, made even more evident by the fact that Han came out less injured against Kiryu than Yuta came out utterly defeated by Han.
- Yuta also fails to take down Ed even with help from Nagumo, demonstrating exactly why Akiyama was right to be wary of Ed and would only take him if he's with Kiryu.

Takaaki Matsunaga

Voiced by: Doronzu Ishimoto (Japanese), James C. Burns (English)

"I know we're chumps for yakuza n' all, but I ain't gonna sell Hirose short."

A low-ranking yet senior member of the Hirose Clan, who is the proprietor of Moreno. Despite his stern appearance, Matsunaga goes through life with an easygoing disposition.

Big Damn Heroes: Assists Yuta and Tagashira when they come in to save Kiryu and Nagumo.
The Bus Came Back: He and Tagashiro show up in Infinite Wealth during one of Kiryu's Life Links substories.
Cloud Cuckoolander: Very Downplayed. He's far from oblivious, but his thought process can lead to something else at times.
The Cuckoolander Was Right: However, even if accidentally, he's the first one to suggest Minoru Daidoji is behind the Secret of Onomichi.
Delinquent Hair: He has a small, but noticeable pompadour.
Face of a Thug: He's got a stereotypical yankee-style going on with an ape-like face and a slight pompadour. However, he's actually not that bad, and just does things at his own pace.
Has a Type: Tagashira claims that he has a thing for rougher-looking "Butch" women.
Hidden Depths: You wouldn't be able to tell from looking at him, but he has a fondness for ships. He's even seen finishing up a Yamato ship model kit.
Honor Before Reason: When Kiryu get into a fight at Moreno, it reflects poorly on the Hirose family. Rather than blame Kiryu, Matsunaga is willing to shoulder the blame and take accountability with the higher-ups, in the traditional yakuza fashion.
Moment Killer: Matsunaga injects some humor into the very serious reveal of Haruto's and Yuta's parentage, by basically asking "Wait, you didn't use a condom?", which immediately gets him a kick to the face.
Punch-Clock Villain: Like Yuta he isn't really into Nagumo ruining the baseball game but being their boss he goes with it. His main job for the family is running the legitimate bar.
Secret-Keeper: At the end of their substory in Infinite Wealth, it's heavily implied that he and Tagashiro know who "Kiryuin" actually is and have decided to keep quiet about it.

Naoto Tagashira

Voiced by: Yoshimasa Hosoya (Japanese), Brent Mukai (English)

"Y'think y'can just come at our cap like that?"

A low-ranking member of the Hirose Clan. Like most of the clan, Naoto spends most of his days relaxing in Onomichi.

Big Damn Heroes: Provides much needed back up to Kiryu and Nagumo alongside Matsunaga and Yuta in the finale.
Brutal Honesty: While he's got enough tact to not say it front of her face, he notes how the only hostess working at Matunaga's bar Moreno is somewhat on the "Butch" side and that there's a reason why they don't usually get that many customers.
The Bus Came Back: He and Matsunaga show up in Infinite Wealth during one of Kiryu's Life Links substories.
Dual Boss: Teams up with Yuta in a violent attempt to keep Kiryu from leaving the Moreno bar and interfering with family business.
Emotional Bruiser: Naoto's easily the most sensitive of the group, but he's still plenty good in a fight as the rest of the Hirose Clan.
Expy: Of Mikio from Yakuza 3, the boisterous fat bruiser with a heart and girth of gold.
Fragile Speedster: Despite his bulk, he's quick on his feet being a bit more mobile than the the other Hirose Clan members, throws out quick hooks, and blocks attacks well. That said, he doesn't have many hard-hitting attacks and tends to go down quicker compared to Yuta.
Gentle Giant: He is rather rotund, but Naoto's heart's as big as his girth. Also downplayed since he's actually one of the shortest Hirose Clan members, second only to Hirose himself.
Pipe Pain: Tagashira arms himself with a long metal pipe in the final battle to take on Iwami and Sugai's mooks.
The Smart Guy: Though rather sensitive, Naoto's easily the smartest and tech-savvy among the Hirose Clan. He even manages to figure out the key to decoding Hirose's riddle in order to discover the Secret of Onomichi. During the
Stout Strength: He's quite chubby and he puts that heft to good use in a fight (although not against Kiryu).

Snack New Gaudi

A bar that Kiryu finds himself in during his time in Onomichi where he gets to learn about the many regulars that frequent the place.

Hatakeyama

Voiced by: Makoto Hada

Proprietor of local restaurant Oyster Shack and the person who introduces Kiryu to Snack New Gaudi.

Boyfriend-Blocking Dad: His Substory revolves around his anxiety over his daughter having a boyfriend. Kiryu encounters him spying on the couple at La Pente restaurant.
Down to the Last Play: His baseball player profile states how he's a pretty decent batter but he seems to get especially competent if the team is losing at the bottom of the 9th inning. Gameplay-wise this means he gets the unique "Walk-Off Man" skill that boosts his Batting and Slugging ability if the team has a chance to pull a last chance Walk-Off on the 9th inning and win.

Akiyoshi Shunichi

Voiced by: Yoshiyuki Shinichi

A southpaw pitcher on the Setouchi Warriors. He's equipped with a dangerously accurate and quick fastball.

Glass Cannon: As a gold-ranked baseball pitcher for the Setouchi Warriors, he's got the potential to become one of the team's best pitchers on top of a unique skill that makes it more likely for him to strike out enemy players. What holds him back is his weak Stamina which means you're likely to have to substitute him out for another player mid-game.
Jaded Washout: Downplayed as he isn't that cynical but years ago, he used to act like a bigshot as the pitcher of his Highschool baseball team and brag to one of his teachers constantly. When he blundered on a major Regional game, he was too embarassed to ever speak to said teacher. In modern times he describes himself as working a dead-end Office job and spending most of his free time drinking at the bar. After getting a bit of pep talk from Kiryu and the other bar regulars, he works up the courage to attend a High School Reunion and talk to the teacher again. Afterwards, he offers to join the Setouchi Warriors and turns out to be one of the two Gold-Ranked pitchers Kiryu can recruit.

Gen

Voiced by: Shin Fukui

Attention Whore: His baseball player profile says he likes to show off when infielding or when up to bat which apparently causes friction with the enemy team. Gameplay-wise this translates to Skills that boost the chance of errors when fielding while simultaneously boosting the chance of making a "Great Catch".
Cool Old Guy: He's got a lot of energy and a great singing voice for one of Snack New Gaudi's oldest regulars. Once Kiryu helps him overcome his fear of new technology he gets even more tech savvy than Kiryu funny enough. He also joins Kiryu's baseball team and turns out to be a gold-ranked player and one of the best choices for the Shortstop field position as well as developing into a pretty strong batter.
Karaoke Box: He's introduced after Kiryu performs at least one song on karaoke.
Ludd Was Right: Downplayed. He’s a little wary of new technology, especially since Mama put in the new karaoke machine. After Kiryu helps him get a new phone, he becomes hooked on modern technology.

Ando

Voiced by: Yuhei Iida

Owner of the local pawn shop.

Defrosting Ice Queen: As with Kaneko, he doesn't feel like making small chat with Kiryu until he's gotten friendlier with Hatakeyama, Gen-san, and Akiyoshi first. He's not quite as cold as Kaneko and once he's willing to open up, you can befriend him more quickly by playing darts with him.
Divorce Is Temporary: His Workaholic tendencies in the past led to him never having time for his wife nor anyone else for that matter, resulting in his current seperation from her. One of the reasons he runs a pawn shop in Onomichi is just to have more free time for his family and he's been slowly rekindling his relationship with his ex-wife through text messages. In his substory, she actually visits town and is impressed with how many friends he's made since moving, believing he's changed his lifestyle for the better. After some Substory hi-jinks involving a purse snatcher, he proposes to her a second time with the wedding ring that she's kept with herself all this time and they end up back together again.
Friendless Background: Apparently he never had many friends before he started frequenting New Snack Gaudi.
Women Prefer Strong Men: After completing his substory, he remarks upon how his wife won't stop talking about how Kiryu fought and captured the guy who snatched her purse. He decides to join the Kiryu Clan both to toughen up and show everyone, namely his wife, what he's made of as well as to stand up for the city that he's come to love so much.

Kaneko

Voiced by: Kikunosuke Ichizu

An bespectacled, uptight salaryman who used to be a professional boxer.

Boxing Battler: As you might expect, his fighting style as Clan Creator unit is based on boxing. Oddly though, he's more like an MMA Muay Thai kickboxer mixing in some pretty agile kicks. Also his special ability is a powerful dropkick.
Defrosting Ice Queen: Introduced as New Snack Gaudi's surliest regular. Along with Ando, he's one of the last bar patrons you can converse with as you have to befriend Hatakeyama, Gen-san, and Akiyoshi first.
Jaded Washout: His substory reveals that he's a former pro boxer. When he defended a woman getting harassed by a bunch of street punks by beating them down, one of them turned out to be the son of a tabloid reporter. A scandalous article was published on how a pro boxer beat up a young man. Regardless of the reasons, pro boxers can't be hurting civilians so to avoid causing trouble for his gym, Kaneko retired. Kiryu learned all of this from said Gym's owner who was in town visiting. Knowing that Kiryu is Kaneko's friend, he decided not to personally meet with Kaneko to avoid dredging up bad memories. Instead, he simply gave him a photo and a message. The woman had returned to the Gym to try and personally thank Kaneko with a mysterious photo on her. When Kiryu finds Kaneko reminiscing and wondering about how different his life would be if he hadn't stood up for the woman, Kiryu speaks to him about having very similar thoughts but encourages him telling him that a man willing to stand up for another can overcome any problem. He then hands Kaneko the photo and reveals that the woman had been pregnant when Kaneko had defended her. The photo showed her and her baby. Kaneko had saved two lives that day. He's so encouraged after their discussion that he decides to joing the Kiryu Clan to help him defend innocents with his boxing abilities.
Stoic Spectacles: The only Snack New Gaudi regular that wears glasses is and probably its most aloof patron.

Mama

Voiced by: Akiko Takeguchi

Disappeared Dad: Her father was a fisherman who went missing at sea. She opened the bar hoping one day he’d walk right in.
Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep": Everyone in the bar always calls her Mama. It’s not until her substory that Kiryu finally gets to asking what’s her name. It’s Minato.
Paper-Thin Disguise: She’s the only one in the group to recognize it’s Kiryu under the Ono Michio-kun costume, but pretends not to know.
The Smurfette Principle: She’s the only woman in the group.
Team Mom: As the Mama of the bar, she makes sure the regulars have fun and behave while also caring for each other.

Yomei Alliance

A mysterious syndicate of multiple Yakuza clans. They're said to be so powerful that not even the Tojo Clan or the Omi Alliance can touch them, and Haruka's "accident" seems to further and further implicate their involvement. They're based in the town of Onomichi, Hiroshima.

Takeru Kurusu/Heizo Iwami

Voiced by: Masane Tsukayama

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President of the Iwami Group, based in Onomichi, Hiroshima. Secretly he is also Takeru Kurusu, Chairman of the Yomei Alliance. Despite his advanced age, Heizo is a brilliant man who's presence is still felt with great authority.

Asshole Victim: He gets killed by his own son because of his knowledge of the Secret of Onomichi. This is after Heizo had his own surrogate son Hirose kill many others to keep Onomichi's secret, before killing Hirose himself. Thus, it's hard to feel bad for the old bastard.
Bad Boss: He'll kill his own captains for no reason other than to prove a point and show how serious he is.
Batman Gambit: "Invited" Kiyomi to their meeting with her ex-husband Someya, and arranged it to look like a kidnapping, as a means to lure Kiryu to the meeting and invite him to be a "respected third-party" witness to Someya and Koshimizu's blood bond. It's later revealed (or at least implied by Tsuneo) that the plan to involve with Kiryu at all was one of these, as Heizo anticipated that Kiryu, with his sense of honor and disgust at being manipulated, would outright refuse to participate, giving Heizo a pretext to call off the whole thing and nix Tsuneo's scheme to expand into Tokyo via said alliance.
The Don: He's the head of the Yomei Alliance.
Evil Old Folks: He's a centenarian crime lord obsessed with building his own powerbase above all else to the point that he kept a post-war warship (of which the existence of could have dire international consequences) solely as blackmail material.
Evil Parents Want Good Kids: He gave his son, Tsuneo, ownership of the Iwami Shipbuilding company so that Tsuneo could have a life outside of the yakuza (or more likely just to further his corporation). Unfortunately, Tsuneo wanted the yakuza life, and was far from grateful for this.
Face Death with Dignity: Once his death was ordered by Iwami and Daidoji, he calmly accepts his death moments before Kanji executes him.
Faux Affably Evil: While he's capable of being polite and diplomatic when it suits him, the only thing he truly cares about is personal power and sees everyone (including his actual and figurative sons) as assets.
He Knows Too Much: Heizo used Hirose as his personal assassin in order to silence anyone and everyone who knows the secret of Onomichi.
I Have Many Names: Uses the alias Takeru Kurusu as Chairman of the Yomei Alliance to keep his public persona separate from his behind-the-scenes yakuza life.
Lack of Empathy: Most of his caring moment are just attempts to gain loyalty and Kiryu thinks Heizo never really loved his son, just seeing him as a successor to his legitimate business.
Like a Son to Me: Ever since he caught Hirose as a teenager, he's treated him more like a son than his own. Unfortunately, it's all a ruse to keep Hirose's loyalty, and he kills Hirose the second he openly defies Heizo. However, he does so knowing that he would be a dead man walking from either one of Daidoji's men or the government looking for blood as Hirose notes in his dying moments.
MegaCorp: It's said that the Iwami Group even has influence over the country's politics. But in reality, there's an even bigger reason the government is at his beck and call. As in, it's 300 meters long and weighs over 70,000 tons.
Never My Fault: After the secret of Onomichi is blown wide open, he states Kiryu is to blame for making the deaths accrued to keep it secret worthless. This is despite the fact he ordered the countless murders at Hirose's hand and actively profited for decades from exploiting the secret, and actively subverted Daidoji's order to scuttle the Yamato Mk II for his own benefit.
Older Than They Look: Sure he looks past his prime but he is over a hundred years old. The only man close to his age still alive is on his death bed by comparison.
The Unfettered: He will go to any lengths to protect the Secret of Onomichi. In a flashback, he was willing to kill a random officer of his for no reason other than to show how serious he was to a young Hirose.
You Have Outlived Your Usefulness: If someone isn't even potentially useful or is a potential threat, he'll have them removed. And he does so with Hirose, when he refuses to kill his subordinates after they've witnessed the Secret of Onomichi.
- Done in return to him shortly after killing Hirose, as the secret of Onomichi has been revealed and since Heizo wants to continue the ruse until Minado Daidoji passes away, ensuring that all of Daidoji's assets become his own and expanding the Yomei Alliance's influence. But Daidoji, realizing the gig was up, ordered the ship dismantled and has Heizo murdered by none other than Tsuneo, who was more than willing to do away with his own father and join the ranks of the Yakuza himself.

Tsuneo Iwami

Voiced by: Nao Omori (Japanese), Howard Wang (English, Gaiden)

Son of Heizo Iwami and CEO of the Iwami Group's Shipbuilding company subsidiary. Despite his father being the president, Heizo has technically relinquished control of the company to Tsuneo.

Ain't Too Proud to Beg: Once he's defeated by Kiryu, his smugness goes out the window as he pleads for his life. Unfortunately for him, his constant threats towards Kiryu's friends and loved ones ends up pushing the Dragon of Dojima over the edge and would've killed him outright had he not ordered Sugai to shoot Haruka.
Ambition Is Evil: And boy is it where he's concerned. He was given a prosperous lifestyle by his father as the head of Iwami Shipbuilding, and what does he do? Decide he wants in on organized crime and set off on a journey that leaves countless people dead. Most, if not all, other villainous characters in this game have at least one redeeming or sympathetic characteristic. Not this guy.
Big Bad: He's the one behind all the major events in the story, in a bid for power and his father's attention, ultimately leading to him having Heizo murdered to take control of the Yomei Alliance.
Bilingual Backfire: During negotiations with the Lo Family, the latter communicate in Chinese to keep their conversations private only for Tsuneo to reveal that he too can understand Chinese.
Bullying a Dragon: A psychopathic deeply overconfident man-child who, upon being frustrated by Kiryu's increasing interference, thought kidnapping his adopted daughter and grandson before trying to beat him to death was a good idea. At a time where even a low-ranking yakuza has at least heard of someone known as the Dragon of Dojima and realizes that knowingly picking a fight with this man is not a wise move. Once Haruka and Haruto are safe, Kiryu levels him.
Card-Carrying Villain: What other way is there to describe a man who willingly threw away a prosperous legal lifestyle for the sake of becoming a dreaded yakuza boss and openly admits to having an "unquenchable" thirst for power?
The Chessmaster: Tsuneo effectively orchestrated the entirety of the plot, starting with the fire of Little Asia. Through this, he effectively turned Kamurocho into an underground war zone.
Clark Kent Outfit: Like many bosses in the series, upon removing his suit it's revealed that he's shockingly muscular.
Contrasting Sequel Antagonist: He can be considered one to the chronological previous game's final boss, Masato Aizawa. Both of them are the sons of high-ranking yakuza who were left to inherit large empires by their fathers. However, while Aizawa was given control of the Yakuza world's most powerful factions by his father, he was personally unhappy with the scheme to do so, believing he should reach the top by his own merits and strengths rather than his family connections. Meanwhile, Tsuneo was given control of his father's legitimate business, but was ungrateful for this as he wanted to follow in his father's footsteps and orchestrated a massive scheme to take control of the Yakuza world. Furthermore, while Masato was a Fair-Play Villain who engaged Kiryu in a one-on-one duel and earned some respect from him, Tsuneo is a Dirty Coward who tried to exploit any advantage he could against Kiryu and gets nothing but scorn for it. It extends to their fights as well, with Masato being Made of Iron and engaging in a long, QTE-packed fight, and Tsuneo being a fairly weak fighter with just one QTE.
Corrupt Corporate Executive: He's the CEO of a massive company who uses his resources to take over the criminal underworld. His Boss Subtitles even specifically lists him as "CEO of Iwami Shipbuilding".
Even Evil Has Standards: Defied. There are zero lows he won't stoop to in order to achieve his goals. He is willing to murder his own father, innocent people, and infants to get what he wants.
Evil Counterpart:
- To Kiryu. Both chose to join the Yakuza against their father figures' wishes and rose to the top of their ranks. However, while Kiryu earned his title and legacy as the Dragon of Dojima through hard work and loyalty to those around him, Tsuneo rose to power by leaving the dirty work to others before backstabbing them. Furthermore, Kiryu has Undying Loyalty to Kazama while Tsuneo had nothing but contempt for his father and even had him assassinated in order to gain more power.
- He can also be seen as one to Daigo, both being the son of a powerful Yakuza patriarch who end up coming to power themselves. The difference is that Daigo is A Father to His Men whose position as Chairman was forced onto his shoulders by circumstances out of his control while Iwami is a sleazy backstabber who got to his position by murdering his own father. In fact, Iwami can be seen as what Daigo could've been had Kiryu not taught him to be a better person: a spoiled brat who was simply coasting off his father's own money and reputation.
Evil Sounds Deep: Inverted; he has a notably nasally and high-register voice which serves to make him all the sleazier. He also puts on a growl to it to seem more imposing.
Foil: To Keiji Shibusawa from Yakuza 0. Both are intellectual and unremarkable-looking men who aspire to rise to the top no matter how many innocents they would have to harm in the process. However, Shibusawa was denied a normal civilian life after the disgrace and suicide of his father, molding him into the ruthless and ambitious man he would become. Iwami, on the other hand, had the chance to have a privileged life as a civilian, but threw it all away so he could satiate his own ego. While Shibusawa serves as the Final Boss of the beginning of Kiryu's journey, Iwami is the Final Boss to mark the conclusion of Kiryu's story.
Final Boss: He's the final boss of the game, and, ultimately, the final one of Kiryu's Character Arc.
Four Eyes, Zero Soul: He wears glasses, and is arguably the most heinous Big Bad of the Yakuza franchise.
Freudian Excuse: As part of the themes of family that the series runs so heavily on it's implied that he turned out the way he was because he was raised by an unloving father who raised him solely as an asset for his own goals, meaning that he also values nothing but personal power.
Gameplay and Story Integration: He's built up as an overambitious sociopath, doing whatever he needs to do to achieve his stupid, selfish goals. Therefore, during his boss fight, he's the weakest final boss Kiryu has ever faced. Kiryu's thoughts on defeating Iwami makes it clear that apart from the hatred that Kiryu felt towards him exceeding that of any other, Kiryu himself doesn't see him as a worthy opponent, bluntly thinking Iwami's strength is nothing compared to some of his greatest enemies.
Glass Cannon: There's real power behind his individual attacks especially on higher difficulties, and cutscenes show that he's strong enough to do much more damage to Kiryu than Sugai hitting him with a metal pipe. But the ease with which Kiryu can whittle down his health bar makes for the frailest Final Boss Kiryu has had to deal with in the entire series. Which makes sense considering that while Iwami does manage to train his body in preparation for becoming a big shot in the underworld, he's never gotten into any real physical scrapes until his fight with Kiryu. He is in fact less durable than the boss before him.
Hate Sink: In a series that usually manages at least one of these per game so as to give our heroes and the player some serious motivation to kick their asses, it should tell you something that Tsuneo stands out as one of the most absolutely vile of the bunch.
- The moment his true nature is revealed, the game quickly establishes that there isn't a single line Tsuneo won't cross in the name of ambition. He'll gladly murder countless people, including children and his own family members, all for the sake of fulfilling his petty, self-centered pride. He also holds absolutely no honor, refusing to engage his opponents in a fair fight unless driven to a corner. It's very telling that Tsuneo ends up being one of the very few villains whom Kiryu utterly detests and wants to destroy for good. Should you pause the game during the fight, Kiryu's thought on the current situation is a particularly and fittingly blunt "He means nothing to me."
- The game itself reinforces this based on his dynamic introduction during the final battle. Akin to Shibusawa from 0, who was given the title of Captain of the Dojima Family but was identified as his former rank of Lieutenant as it was a title he did not truly earn or deserve as Kazama's successor. By the end of 6, despite Tsuneo being the new Chairman of the Yomei by getting there through absolutely vile and low means, his title in his dynamic introduction in the final battle merely calls him "CEO of Iwami Shipbuilding"; showing that for all of his bluster and what he did to "get to the top", he was never a true yakuza, but a civilian trying to show off power he never truly earned or deserved.
Hoist by His Own Petard: He orchestrated Jimmy's rebellion and finish him himself, but this unknowingly drags Kiryu into the picture.
Ink-Suit Actor: Ironically enough (See They Look Just Like Everyone Else! below), he's also modelled after his voice actor.
Irony: He has a hakutaku on his back, which is a chimeric mythical beast from Chinese lore said to devour bad dreams and experiences. Iwami creates them.
It's All About Me: Iwami's greed knows no boundary and his heart knows no kindness.
It's Personal: Kiryu vows to send him straight to hell for everything he's done to Haruka and Haruto.
Jerkass: He lives and breathes this trope. But his most prominent instance is when he and Sugai threaten to execute Someya's ex-wife should he fail to kill Kiryu. When Someya commits seppuku to convince them to spare her, Iwami commends his sacrifice only to have her executed in front of Someya's eyes anyway.
Lack of Empathy: Every word that comes out of this guy's mouth is filled with elitist disdain towards others, especially the lower class civilians whom he sees only as disposable pawns.
Leitmotif: "The Way of Life".
Muscles Are Meaningless: He's completely jacked. But they appear to be largely for show, as his actual fighting skill is utterly pathetic. Sure he hurts quite a bit but it really doesn't take much effort to outmaneuver and humiliate him. Justified as Kiryu is still bigger than him and can punch tigers, jacked is not going to cut it.
No-Holds-Barred Beatdown: Like several Final Bosses in the series, he may attempt to pull this on Kiryu with his charging Grapple Moves though it's rather telegraphed and even if he does land it, it just takes some mashing to throw him off.
An Offer You Can't Refuse: He does this to Big Lo: He had Lo expand the Saio Traid into Kamurocho, or else he would tell Kurusu that Lo doesn't actually know the secret of Onomichi, putting the lives of the Heihaizi they're smuggling into Japan at risk.
Older Than They Look: He mentions being a kid 40 years ago, which would make him around the same age as Kiryu, yet he looks like he's in his 30s at most.
Post-Final Boss: Iwami is much notably less difficult to fight than Koshimizu.
Psychopathic Manchild: He's in his 40s, yet at his core he's nothing more than a spoiled kid who commits numerous unspeakable crimes purely for the sake of gaining power and spiting his father.
Sadistic Choice: He gives one to Someya in the final chapter, either Kiryu kills Someya to save Kiyomi or he will kill Kiyomi instead. Someya chooses to kill himself instead to save her.
Sequential Boss: Fought right after Koshimizu.
Smug Snake: Given that he challenged the notorious Dragon of Dojima to fisticuffs just after he beat down his strongest lackeys and expected to win, Iwami has one heck of an overinflated ego. Not only does he get easily beaten, but he is easily the weakest Final Boss fight of the series.
The Sociopath: Tsuneo was a man born in privilege and had been granted all the necessary tools he'd ever need to lead an upstanding life outside of the criminal world. He had no tragic backstory to justify his turn towards evil, but he embraced it anyway, going on to commit one heinous crime after another, from patricide to attempted murder of innocent children. As Kiryu eloquently describes him before his immediate downfall, Tsuneo is nothing more than a Psychopathic Manchild who caused great harm upon others, only because he wanted to "prove" something to his daddy.
The Starscream: He has his father assassinated in order to take over the Yomei Alliance.
Stupid Evil: You're looking at a guy who decided to throw away a bright, prosperous and legal lifestyle for a shot at making it to the top of Japanese organized crime, destroying many innocent lives along the way, all just to satiate his petty ego. But in the end, thanks to his own bullheaded choice to repeatedly provoke The Dreaded Kazuma Kiryu until he got savagely beaten for it, Tsuneo not only loses his privileged social status, but is also left to rot away in jail after Kiryu exposes his crimes. For a man so consumed with need for recognition, everything Tsuneo Iwami did amounted to nothing but his own pathetic downfall.
Tattooed Crook: Tsuneo has a Bai Ze tattoo, albeit with darker colors, symbolizing his keen intellect in discovering the secret of Onomichi despite his father keeping him in the dark and ultimately seizing control of it. The Bai Ze is said to have the body of a beast and the face of a man, which also fits Tsuneo, given that he appears to be a harmless corporate executive but is in reality a brute who is heavily involved with the underworld and is figuratively quite the monster.
They Look Just Like Everyone Else!: Unlike the majority of colorful, distinctive-looking villains that Kiryu's faced throughout the series, Tsuneo looks no different than your average Japanese salaryman. With his plain haircut, unremarkable facial features, and dull overall presence, it can be quite a shock to realize that he's actually a devious criminal mastermind.
Unskilled, but Strong: He does pack a decent punch, but his fighting skills are rather basic and barely go beyond untrained brawling compared to the other powerful opponents who have given Kiryu an actual fight. He can harm Kiryu sure, make him bleed a little, but in a straight fight, his lack of skill makes it easy for Kiryu to outmaneuver and pummel him into submission and cutscenes wise, he clearly doesn't land any more hits apart from the one he dealt when Kiryu couldn't fight back, as there was no other injury on Kiryu's person apart from the wounds he had suffered before the battle starts.
Villainous Lineage: He inherited his father's ruthlessness and willingness to kill anyone to get their way (or even just to prove a point).
Villains Want Mercy: Once it finally dawns on him that he's completely hopeless against the Dragon of Dojima, he pathetically tries to beg Kiryu off from caving his face in, but the Dragon makes it gravely clear that he has no intention of stopping until Tsuneo's face is reduced to a bloody, lifeless husk. Tsuneo barely manages to avoid a much deserved death by ordering his associate, Sugai, to kill Haruka who is nearby, thus forcing Kiryu to switch his priorities and go save her, but not before he lands one last brutal punch that knocks Tsuneo out cold.
"Well Done, Son" Guy: Tsuneo wants to impress his father, Heizo. However, Heizo wanted Tsuneo to live away from the yakuza lifestyle, and so gave ownership of the company to him, something that instead further upsets Tsuneo.
Worthy Opponent: Averted. Unlike almost every other Final Boss in the series, Kiryu does not develop any feelings of respect or admiration towards Tsuneo; not as a yakuza, not as a fighter, not as a leader, not as a human being to any extent. In Kiryu's own words: "He means nothing to me".

Kanji Koshimizu

Voiced by: Ayumi Tanida

"It's time I give ya a taste o' what Hiroshima's really about."

Underboss of the Himei Association as well as the Yomei Alliance. Koshimizu is viewed as the successor of the Yomei Alliance, and is often said to be the one who truly holds power over it.

Alliterative Name: Kanji Koshimizu.
Bald of Evil: Well, technically a close shave, but it's close enough.
Benevolent Boss: Unlike most high ranking Yakuza officers, he doesn't believe bosses should punish or blame his subordinates for their own failures or things outside of control.
Blood Knight: Despite being highly intelligent, in his heart, he's a warrior who longs to fight a worthy opponent.
Boring, but Practical:
- As far as knife-users in the series go, his combat skills are pretty low-key consisting of rather simple slashes and stabs but the speed and unblockable nature of his attacks still make him plenty dangerous.
- The same applies to his unarmed fighting style. He only has one actual combo attack consisting of three punches and the rest of his moveset is comprised of rather mundane singular strikes and swings but they still come out fairly quickly with a lot of power behind them.
Climax Boss: From a gameplay perspective: He's a two-phase phase boss fight aided by several mooks in the first phase and then showing off unblockable knife skills in the 2nd, making for a far larger threat than the battle against Iwami right after him.
The Dragon: Despite having far less screentime, he acts as one to Heizo. And also to Tsuneo.
Dragon-in-Chief: It's suggested that he may be the one that truly holds power over the Yomei Alliance though he seems content to follow the orders of his superiors. Even combat-wise he turns out to be more dangerous than his bosses.
Duel Boss: What started off as Kiryu and Nagumo versus Koshimizu and his platoon of men will end up becoming a 1-on-1 fight in the 2nd phase which starts with Kiryu and Nagumo finishing off his mooks before Koshimizu pulls out his knife to incapacitate Nagumo for the rest of the fight.
Expy: Of Goro Majima, or rather, of Goro Majima as portrayed in the first game, being a quick, dangerous fighter with a knife who has a sense of honor.
Face of a Thug: While his overall appearance is more than appropriate for a Yakuza Blood Knight, it gives the false impression of a cruel and brutal man. He's actually level-headed and fair, with a distaste for needless bloodshed.
Flunky Boss: Your 2nd and final fight against him kicks off with him leading a small army of Yomei Alliance men against Kiryu and Nagumo.
Genius Bruiser: Koshimizu is as cunning as he is brutal.
Leitmotif: "Body and Soul" though only during his second boss fight.
Lightning Bruiser: Whether armed or unarmed, he's quick on his feet and very durable with a robust fighting style rife with swift attacks.
My Country, Right or Wrong: Koshimizu's loyalty is not to either Iwami but to the clan as a whole as Tsuneo was instructed by Daidoji to kill Tsuneo he performs the deed on the behalf of Tsuneo and Sugai as he had followed Heizo's orders beforehand.
Noble Demon: While largely a result of lacking screentime, he comes across as being the member of the Yomei Alliance with the most moral standards. In the ending, Daigo even points out his more noble actions described above, hoping that they indicate that he may be willing to form a pact with the Tojo Clan as the new Chairman of the Yomei Alliance.
Pet the Dog: He seemingly kills Kiyomi, but it turns out that he only fired an air round. Inspired by Someya's desire to save Kiyomi, he honored the man's wish by sparing her behind the Yomei Alliance's back, even though Someya dies not knowing this. He also tries to warn Kiryu after the fight that Tsuneo and Sugai ordered the police to kidnap Haruka and Haruto, but was punched out by Kiryu for his actions.
Red and Black and Evil All Over: Wears a crisp red suit over a black shirt and is a brutal top-ranking member of the ruthless Yomei Alliance. Somewhat downplayed since by the end of the game, he turns out to be one of its few administrative members with any sense of honor.
Red Is Violent: Zig-zagged. He wears a blood-red suit and loves a good fight. But despite appearances, he's far more calculating and peaceable than he seems.
Sequential Boss: A two-phase boss fight preceding the Final Boss fight against Iwami.
The Worf Effect: Was at the receiving end of a Jingweon beating when they came to take the baby from Kiryu.
Worthy Opponent: Sees Kiryu as this, and admits he's been itching to fight the Dragon since they first met.
You Are in Command Now: After Tsuneo is arrested, Koshimizu takes over as the Chairman of the Yomei Alliance.

Koji Masuzoe

Voiced by: Wataru Takagi

"I'm the patriarch of the Yomei Alliance's Masuzoe Family. Why've I gotta come remindin' some two-bit family of imbeciles to pay their dues, huh?!"

Boss of the Yomei Alliance-affiliated Masuzoe clan. He keeps a predatory eye on the Hirose clan due to their lax attitude on bringing cash. It won't be long until tensions burst.

Anti-Villain: Despite being a nasty piece of work, he's ultimately just doing his job in providing surveillance over Yuta, and knowing that he no longer has a place in the Yomei Alliance or the Saio Triad, provides Kiryu with the answers he seeks.
Bad Boss: Said to be feared even by his own men due to his violent attitude. They are willing to get back up and continue getting punched by Kiryu rather than upset Koji.
- He's got tandem Heat Moves with his henchmen in which one of them holds Kiryu in place while he unleashes a powerful punch or kick that hurts both of them considerably. It's to the point where his henchman is guaranteed to be knocked out in the aftermath. The kick version of the Heat Action in particular makes contact with his henchman rather than Kiryu.
Batman Gambit: Yuta learning Chinese to impress a girl was orchestrated by him, he sent the Chinese girl his way so if Yuta has to become the new head of the Saio Triad he can speak Chinese.
Boom, Headshot!: He is found floating in the river with a bullet in his head.
But Not Too Foreign: He's ethnically Chinese, being one of many Chinese children abandoned in Hiroshima as a second child, and is actually working alongside the Triads.
Dirty Coward: Runs for his life when masked assailants target Haruto and doesn't join the rest of the Hirose Clan in protecting the baby. Presumably, he assumes they're with the Saio Triad and he's trying to avoid fatal punishment for trying to jump ship for the Yomei Alliance. Naturally, seperating from the rest of the crew gets him killed.
Evil Sounds Raspy: A very distinctive rasp courtesy of Wataru Takagi. It gets rather high-pitched when he's particularly pissed off.
Flunky Boss: He is always fought with a bunch of goons at his side. He can revive any fallen men by yelling at them to get back up.
Foreshadowing: Has his men restrain Nagumo with a technique that he explains as originating from Ancient China and then uses Chinese martial arts against Kiryu in the ensuing boss battle. Turns out he's actually ethnically Chinese and is even working together with the Triads.
Loan Shark: Not exactly, but he has the attitude. In his introduction, Masuzoe attempts to extort Kiyomi's bar for protection money because Hirose refuses to do so.
The Mole: Works for the Saio Triad since they are the one that allowed him to live in Japan.
Purple Is Powerful: He wears a purple suit, signifying his status as head of the Masuzoe clan and he also fights like an experienced martial artist. However, he's an early game boss, and doesn't seem to be high in the rankings of the Yomei Alliance.
Tell Me How You Fight: Instead of brawling or boxing like other bosses, Masuzoe fights with Chinese martial arts, similar to the Saio Triad. This is the first hint that there is something fishy about him.
Unblockable Attack: Has a quick sweep kick that can knock Kiryu to the ground even if he's blocking.
Villainous Breakdown: Reduced to desperate Tears of Fear when he realizes how bad the situation is and what the Saio Triad would do to him for his failures with Yuta and Haruto.
You Have Outlived Your Usefulness: His job was to make sure that Yuta, in case he was to inherit the position as heir to the Saio Triad, was groomed to be fit for the position. But he failed the moment he conceived with Haruka, due to Haruka being Japanese. Since he also is no longer welcome in the Yomei Alliance, Masuzoe was put to death, despite attempting to flee for safety. Subverted, as Hirose was the one to kill Masuzoe to keep him from spilling the truth of the Secret of Onomichi

The Saio Triad

After the fire of Kamurocho's Little Asia, the Chinese Mafia made a move on the city by rapidly building a Chinatown where the destruction took place. However, they are incredibly hostile towards the yakuza, and are willing to attack anyone who even appears to be one. They are also responsible for the construction of the battleship in Onomichi, which was used as their bartering piece after the devastating Tojo/Omi purge to gain their own piece of Kamurocho.

Big Lo

Voiced by: Junpei Morita

Leader of the Saio Triad. He made his move after the fire of Little Asia, marking his territory and expanding his influence.

Appeal to Tradition: Big Lo doesn't seem to personally believe in race supremacy, he only put a hit on his half-Japanese grandson because he is bound by the Saio's Blood Law to do so and there is no say in this. He even cried when he had to ship his heihazi son to Japan while telling Jimmy about the duty of the triad.
Badass Boast: Gives a bunch to Someya about how insignificant he is and that Lo has as many enemies as there are stars in the sky yet doesn't fear any of them.
Bait the Dog: He does a decent job presenting himself as a Reasonable Authority Figure and a A Lighter Shade of Black in his personal interactions with Kiryu. Kiryu is surprised to learn that he personally ordered the death of Haruto just for the sake of a rather racist "Blood Law" that Kiryu personally considers utterly pointless and shallow. Subverted as he was always rather conflicted over having to follow these old traditions and even seems almost relieved when all his hard work quite literally goes up in flames, marking him for death by the mainland Saio for his failures.
The Don: He's the boss of the resident Triad gang.
Even Evil Has Loved Ones: He had a problem showing it because of traditions, but he loved Jimmy and despite what he did he does feel something for Yuta and even has some grandfatherly pride when he lays eyes on Haruto despite wanting him dead. His fatherly love for Jimmy Lo is what drives his current conflict with the Tojo Clan and the Yomei Alliance as it was their schemes that led to Jimmy's death. And ultimately, it's his love for Yuta that pushes him to help Kiryu, as he finds it fitting that he helps the father figure of the girl Yuta loves.
Face Death with Dignity: After he tells Kiryu the truth about Onomichi, he also admits that he doesn't have much time left as the Triads will soon look for a new leader and kill him.
Graceful Loser: After Yuta single-handedly dismantles the Saio by burning down their base of operations, Big Lo vows to no longer pursue Yuta as a potential heir, out of respect for Yuta's conviction and shame for his own failures as a proper father to Yuta.
Half-Breed Discrimination: He's the one who put a hit out on Haruto, son of his own second son, Yuta, due to being part-Japanese. He explains later that he wasn't doing it out of racism, but the Blood Law that guides the Saio Triad forced his hand.
Karmic Death: While he doesn't die on-screen, he notes the irony of how the Blood Law that was originally created to discourage betrayal via family and blood ties was what turned his son Yuta into his would-be assassin. Once he decides to stop trying to make Yuta the Triad's heir for the sake of Yuta's family with Haruka and Haruto, Big Lo is marked for death by the mainland Triads for his failure to secure an heir.
Killed Offscreen: He knows that once word comes out that Yuta is not going to be a successor and for siring a half Japanese child, he is going to die. Once he left, Kiryu tell Date they will never hear from him again.
A Lighter Shade of Black: Despite how nasty the Saio Triad can be between terrifying enforcers like Ed or it's outdated Blood Laws. Big Lo acquits himself as being one of the most reasonable and accomodating of the big name criminals of the plot, lacking in the psychopathy and megolomania displayed by other big players running rival organizations like the Tojo Clan and the Yomei Alliance. One of the biggest reasons he doesn't cut his losses and run is because he's still angry over the death of his son due to the schemes of yakuza. He also regrets trying to enforce the Blood Law if only because it ensured that Yuta would never accept being a Saio Triad heir. Hell, he actually seems to regret being a terrible father to Yuta and a worse grandfather to Haruto.
Luke, You Are My Father: He's actually the father of Yuta.
Might Makes Right: There's only one thing Big Lo truly believes in: overwhelming power solves everything.
Not So Stoic: A very subtle example as he does a decent job keeping his cool but he's sweating bullets after the negotiations with Hirose.
Not Worth Killing: Despite Someya of the rival Tojo Clan being incapacitated by Kiryu and within his grasp, he dismisses Someya and by extension Sugai as this as it was Tsuneo Iwami who's been manipulating everyone vying for power in Kamurocho, thus the death of his son Jimmy Lo falls on Iwami.
...They are pawns, unworthy of bullets.
Papa Wolf: The gang war between the Tojo Clan and the Saio Triads began as a mere ploy staged by Iwami in order to get Daigo arrested and Sugai installed as the new Chairman. It evolved into a very real war when Lo's son Jimmy was killed in an attempt on Lo's life.
My only regret... is that I couldn't kill Tsuneo Iwami and bring him to justice for the slaughter of my son.
Poor Communication Kills: Invoked by Hirose, he invokes the succession law with Big Lo to get Tatsukawa to kill Haruka's child knowing full well how Yuta going to react after learning the truth from Masuzoe. While Big Lo was willing to turn a blind eye, Hirose pretty much threatens him that if he doesn't have Haruto and Haruka killed, he would in turn murder every single one of them.
Punch-Clock Villain: The worst things he does in the story are because it's the Triad's Law rather than him actually wanting to do so. Considering the consequences of failure are to be put marked for death by the mainland Triads, it's not surprising that he'd just try to stick to protocol first.
The Stoic: He's always calm and dignified and never really reacts much beyond a little smirk or a solemn Death Glare. Even Yuta's near-successful attempt to kill him and burn down his headquarters doesn't get much from him even as he's bleeding from the forehead. Then again, he probably expected this and if anything seems to respect Yuta for having the gall to even attempt all this.
The Unfought: Once the details behind the Blood Law and Haruto being targetted come to light, a confrontation with Lo seems inevitable. By the time Kiryu gets to him, Yuta's already personally taken care of him and the rest of the Kamurocho Saio Triad, including their headquarters which has been set ablaze. Instead, Kiryu ends up having to fight Yuta since the whole situation's made him go a little off the rails and try to kill himself alongside his father thinking it'd be best for Haruto.
Villain Ball: Realizes too late that enforcing the Blood Law and trying to kill Yuta's son Haruto would never work because then Yuta would never agree to inherit the Saio Triad leadership.

Voiced by: Yasuhiro Mamiya

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One of the Saio Triad's top henchmen known simply as Ed which is merely an alias. He is especially eager to kill any yakuza who stand in the way.

Acrofatic: Don't let his consierable bulk fool you. This bastard moves fast!
Ax-Crazy: After wrecking a meeting with some yakuza and taking one hostage, he is more than happy to slash the poor bastard's throat. Masuzoe mentions when Ed told him about how he slowly tortured Tatsukawa's girlfriend to death as he could only watch, he was laughing about it.
Bald of Evil: A very nasty fellow with nary a single strand left on his dome.
Beard of Evil: Besides his clean-shaved head, he also sports thick facial hair.
The Brute: The Triad's muscle and a fair bit larger than even the likes of Kiryu. Akiyama says he probably would have lost the first fight against Ed had Kiryu not been there.
Establishing Character Moment: His introduction involves him causing chaos in a meeting with the local yakuza, wrecking shop, and gorily slashing the throat of one of the yakuza with complete glee.
Flunky Boss: He's not fought alone on his first encounter. His second fight has him start off solo but as the fight progresses, his men arrive to provide back up while Akiyama, Nagumo, and Yuta also show up to support Kiryu.
Hypocrite: After his first boss fight, he complains that Kiryu and Akiyama had the gall to team up on a single man. Akiyama immediately points out that Ed had brought plenty more of his own boys with him.
Leitmotif: "Bonds" for all three fights.
Nepotism: He is Lo's cousin. Justified because the Saio triad is based around a blood law that only family member can be officers and he is good at his job anyway.
Only Known by Their Nickname: Apparently "Ed" is just an alias. We're never given an opportunity to learn what his real name is.
Psycho Knife Nut: His signature weapon is a Karambit knife, which he uses with scary efficiency. He's also a sadist, who is more than happy to kill people with a gruesome smile on his face.
Recurring Boss: Fought up to 3 times over the course of the story.
Sadist: Ed is very good at his job as Saio Triad enforcer, and seems to take sick enjoyment at torturing and mutilating his victims and forcing others to watch (see what happened to Tatsukawa for a good example).
Sinister Shades: Ed's most distinctive feature is his round circle-shaped sunglasses, which completely obscures his eyes and gives him a cold, almost inhuman presence.
Slasher Smile: Pulls off some particularly nasty looking ones when he's working.
Wake-Up Call Boss: He's your first boss proper in this installment, and even with the help of Akiyama, Ed is one tough nut to crack. It doesn't help that he has unblockable knife attacks and a whole mob of henchmen to assist him.
What Happened to the Mouse?: After Kiryu defeats Ed a third time in the burning Little Asia headquarters, he tells Ed to beat it and he is never seen again. Although considering his familial ties to Lo, there's a good chance he's also marked for death after Lo spills the beans about Onomichi's secret.

Shu Tatsukawa

An ex-member of the Hirose clan who left to work with the Chinese Mafia, and thought to be the the father of Haruto. He was last seen in Kamurocho working at a Host Club.

But Not Too Foreign: He's ethnically Chinese, being one of many Chinese children abandoned in Hiroshima.
The Casanova: You get this sort of impression of him based on his social media posts that focus on his good looks and enjoying himself with women. The again, he is working as a Host so it kinda comes with the territory.
Defector from Decadence: He intended on turning his back on the Triads. Keyword: Intended. Masuzoe believes that Tatsukawa had come to the conclusion that their mistakes with Yuta Usami and the birth of Haruto would lead to their punishment so he jumped ship to the Yomei Alliance out of desperation.
False Friend: Downplayed as he apparently liked hanging with Hirose's family but keeping Yuta alive and suitable as a Saio Triad back-up heir was his priority.
Forced to Watch: Ed slowly tortured his girlfriend in front of him before slicing his neck.
Luke, You Are My Father: Averted. As it turns out, he was never really the father of Haruto.
Posthumous Character: By the time Kiryu and the Hirose clan find Tatsukawa, he's already dead.
Resignations Not Accepted: His failed attempt to leave the ruthless Saio Triads sealed his fate.
What Does She See in Him?: Everyone in the Hirose clan is in disbelief of him being the father of Haruto, wondering how Haruka would be interested in a person like him. Although averted as it turns out he wasn't the father.
Would Hurt a Child: Subverted. The Saio Triad tasked him with eliminating Haruto, but by trying to defect to the Yomei Alliance, his new goal was to sell Haruto to Iwami which meant safely capturing the two of them. He ended up responsible for the hit-and-run that almost killed both Haruka and Haruto, but it was an accident. Having not trusted him enough to get in the car, Haruka fled from the parking garage. She barely got halfway down the adjoining street before Tatsukawa speeds out, presumably to chase her down. At the very same moment, he spots the truck coming from the intersection on his left and swerves to avoid being T-boned. This loss of control means he's unable to hit the brakes in time to stop himself from ploughing straight into Haruka. Assuming that there's no way Haruto could have survived the impact even with his mother as a human shield, he speeds off, creating the very hit-and-run that forms part of Kiryu's first day back in Kamurocho.

Jimmy Lo

Voiced by: Christopher Chou

The deceased son of Big Lo. He was killed some time ago before the release of Kiryu from prison, when the game starts.

Plot-Triggering Death: Jimmy's death is one of the big factors for what gets Kiryu into the events of Yakuza 6.
Posthumous Character: Jimmy Lo is already dead, and you only ever know of him through the exposition of other characters and flashbacks.
"Well Done, Son" Guy: Where as Yuta couldn't care less about being the next successor to the Triads, Jimmy was willing to work behind his father's back to amass more power for the organization and moved to Japan to expand their influence, but Tsuneo manipulated him long enough to try and kill Big Lo, only to die in his stead.
Young Gun: He is too excited to prove himself and take over Kamurocho he ends up ripe for Tsuneo.

The Jingweon Korean Mafia

One of the other factions to make a move on Kamurocho during Kiryu's absence. The Jingweon especially have a grudge against Kiryu due to being nearly driven to extinction by his hand. The Jingweon's focus is in Kamurocho's sex industry, starting with the old club Stardust.

Joon-Gi Han

Voiced by: Yūichi Nakamura

The new owner of Stardust and the current head of the Jingweon Mafia. A stylish man who uses his charm with women to rapidly expand the influence of his group.

Affably Evil: Zigzagged with Faux Affably Evil. Han's M.O. is in his seemingly charming demeanour and manners. However, this hides how cruel he truly is. However, while he is strongly driven to crush and defeat Kiryu, he doesn't seem to personally hate him and even openly shows him and his allies a great deal of respect.
- His apparent past interactions with his Body Double also solidify him as someone capable of kindness though we'll never know how much he truly cared about Kim now that he's dead.
Agent Peacock: He's a gorgeous Mr. Fanservice with Guyliner. He's also a formidable Boxing Battler and the leader of the Jingweon Mafia.
Ax-Crazy: He'll mutilate a subordinate with a smile on his face and act like there's absolutely nothing wrong with what he just did despite everyone else in the room being horrified.
- He's also nearly smiling the entire time he's brutalizing Yuta with consecutive blows to the face. When Kiryu tells him to stop, he's still grinning as he tells Kiryu that he isn't quite done despite Yuta already lying face-down on the ground.
Bad Boss: Hurting your own subordinates is one thing, but searing the guy's face on an open grill makes you wonder how this guy got his position in the first place.
Benevolent Boss: His body double was apparently treated less like an expendable decoy to protect himself and more like a friend. Whether it's due to feeling sympathy for being forced into such a role by an abusive father or simple vanity is unclear and with Han dead we'll never know for sure.
Blood Knight: Seems to really relish the opportunity to take on foes in combat, even smiling at times whether he's winning or losing.
Boom, Headshot!: He's assassinated with a gunshot wound to the head.
Boss Subtitles: He actually has separate ones for the 3 encounters he's in. In his first battle, he's recognized as the owner of Stardust, while the subsequent fights in Onomichi label him as the head of the Jingweon.
Boxing Battler: He fights like a boxer and never uses kicks, though grabbing an opponent's head with one hand and using his other free hand to beat their faces in isn't out of the question.
Breakout Villain: He's the least involved antagonist in the plot of 6, but his popularity earned him the most prominence outside of the installment, being Promoted to Playable in Like a Dragon (albeit his Body Double.) and his predecessor has a Deuteragonist role in Ryuji's storyline in Online.
Combat Pragmatist: Very downplayed and it's only for a brief couple moments but during his last bout with Kiryu in which he's most desperate to win, the Quick Time Event has him pulling off illegal boxing tactics like stomping on Kiryu's foot to keep him in place and throwing punches below-the-belt.
Curb-Stomp Battle: Delivers an absolutely brutal one to Yuta during their match. Yuta only got a few good hits in because Han didn't want him to look bad. The moment Han really started fighting, Yuta was floored in seconds.
Curb Stomp Cushion: While he's certainly too confident in his own skills and his belief that he could defeat Kiryu was wrong, he still does a lot better than most of the bosses of the game did against Kiryu: Not only is Kiryu left visibly reeling from their fight while Han came out better off than how he badly beat Yuta, in their second fight, he is still able to stand pretty tall for his men to kidnap Haruto, meaning he actually held Kiryu to as close of a stalemate as very few ever got to achieve.
Dark and Troubled Past: According to his Body Double, he was raised in a poor and neglected environment.
Establishing Character Moment: When he finally meets Kiryu and his pals, Han's first course of action is to slam and press the face of the bouncer who kicked out Yuta against the yakiniku grill, cementing that this man is not all right in the head.
Even Evil Has Standards: When spoken of in Like a Dragon, it's revealed that he was disgusted with Yeonsu Kim's father trying to get in his good graces by drugging his son and forcing him to get plastic surgery to act as Han's body double, though he still accepted the gesture out of practicality.
Evil Counterpart: Can be considered one to the previous owner of Stardust, Kazuki. They're both polite, handsome, prettyboys who work in the host club they own, have close ties to criminals (Kazuki learned how to manage Stardust well from Shintaro Kazama and is good friends with Kiryu), fight like boxers and are of Korean ethnicity (maybe in the case of Kazuki). That's just about where the similarities end though. Kazuki is a law-abiding Benevolent Boss who's genuinely friendly and always happy to help Kiryu. Han on the other hand is a Bad Boss of both Stardust and a criminal organization, has a charming demeanor that hides sadistic tendencies, and is always eager to pick fights with Kiryu and otherwise antagonize him. Their color schemes are also rather inversions of one another with Kazuki wearing white clothes with dyed brown hair compared to Han having darker black and blue clothes with bleached white hair.
Fair-Play Villain: Never misses a chance to organize a fair 1-on-1 bout with Kiryu even when his own subordinates would rather just wipe out all the competition at once.
Foil: Everything about him is the opposite of Kiryu, from his hair colour, to his age and to his nationality. His attire is the opposite of Kiryu's as well: Kiryu wears a suit with a neutral-coloured jacket and primary-coloured shirt, whereas Han wears an primary-coloured jacket with no shirt underneath. Han is openly charming and polite but switches to a more violent demeanour at the drop of a hat, while Kiryu is The Stoic but with a heart of gold.
Graceful Loser:
- After losing to Kiryu in the ring, his men bring Yuta out at knife-point. Han demands they release Yuta and that the patrons applaud Kiryu's victory, then cordially gives Kiryu the information they wanted. However, after they leave, Han shows that he's so infuriated by his loss that he crushes the whiskey glass in his hand.
- Played straight in the final fight with Kiryu however, he was ready for Kiryu to kill him after being beaten and holds no regrets in spite of his death resulting in the true destruction of the Jingweon Mafia.
Guyliner: Wears eyeliner, as is prevalent in Korean fashion.
He Knows Too Much: Though he failed to eliminate Haruto for the Yomei Alliance, Han is ultimately assassinated by Hirose just as he's about to reveal the secret of Onomichi to Kiryu.
Honor Before Reason: Even when he has Kiryu in the palm of his hand, he honors his agreement to tell Kiryu what he knew if they fought. He also allows Yuta to get a few free punches in at the beginning of their match so he can save face in front of Kiryu.
It's Personal: Han is driven by his grudge against Kiryu for having nearly destroyed the Jingweon at first, but he gets over that after his fight with Kiryu at Stardust and consider Tsuneo's wrath more dangerous than Kiryu's and sought to do his best to serve their purpose in the war.
Leitmotif: "Theory of Beauty".
A Lighter Shade of Black: Downplayed. As brutal and cruel as he can be, he generally runs the current incarnation of the Jingweon in a far less militant and fanatical manner compared to how they were back in 2. You won't see him enforcing "Death before dishonor". Overlaps with Pragmatic Villainy as the Jingweon has more staying power as a financially successful criminal empire rather than the revenge-driven Far East Asian Terrorists that they were before.
Meaningful Name: He's a South Korean whose last name in hanja means "South Korea".
Mood-Swinger: Han seems to swing from calm and charming to crazy-violent and brutally cunning at the drop of a hat.
Moveset Clone: Very downplayed as most of his boxing moveset is unique but one of his weaving punch combos is taken from fellow boxer Daisuke Kuze from 0. Also, his taunt is completely identical to Naoki Katsuya's in 5.
Mr. Fanservice: A stylish prettyboy who's regular outfit includes a jacket but no shirt so you can always see his abdominals. The first time you fight him, he's taken off his jacket as well so you can get a decent look at how well-built his torso is.
Noble Demon: He is an unhinged sadist towards his own underlings but he values his words and gladly offers Kiryu a chance to kill him one-on-one instead of following the plan.
No Celebrities Were Harmed: He bears a striking resemblance to Big Bang's rapper T.O.P (aka Choi Seung-hyun).
Nothing Personal: Unlike his Jingweon subordinates, Han doesn't seem to have any personal enmity towards Kiryu for his part in the downfall of the Jingweon back in Yakuza 2. The only reason why he wants to defeat Kiryu so that the Jingweon will move on from their obsession with revenge, as well as consolidate Han's position.
Pet the Dog: According to conversations in Like A Dragon, he treated his body double with a great amount of respect and camaraderie.
Plot-Irrelevant Villain: He has no real connection to the Yakuza war, and despite being under Iwami's payroll, he doesn't make any real moves against either the Saio Triad or the Tojo Clan, only ever involving himself to fight Kiryu. His only real impact on the plot is giving some information.
Pragmatic Villainy: While he didn't approve of Yeonsu Kim's father drugging Kim and forcing him to get plastic surgery to act as Han's body double, Han accepted the gesture anyway since a big name in the underworld like Han would need as many precautions as he can get.
Punch-Clock Villain: Ultimately, Han and the Jingweon don't have any real reason to take part in the yakuza war over Kamurocho. But Iwami of the Yomei Alliance paid a pretty penny for their services.
Recurring Boss: One of several major characters that gets fought 3 times as as the story progresses.
Spell My Name With An S: Downplayed, the spelling of his name stays consistent within sources, but occasionally it varies on whether the G is capitalized or not and/or if there's a hyphen.
Suspiciously Similar Substitute: A reoccuring foe fought multiple times in the game fights with a somewhat twisted sense of personal honor? Factor in his mood swings, abuse of his own men, and the jacket-but-no-shirt look, and it becomes a bit obvious he taking cues from Majima, specifically his Yakuza 1 incarnation.
White Hair, Black Heart: His hair is bleached white. His heart is stained black. He's likely not an albino, since his skin tone isn't pale.
Would Hurt a Child: He assisted in creating the (failed) circumstance for eliminating Haruto, and even kidnaps the baby later on the threat of murdering him.

JUSTIS

A gang from Kamurucho founded by Jojima and Kazuchika Okada to take out the other colored gangs in the district, but soon became another run-of-the-mill gang, causing Jojima to leave and Okada taking his place as leader. Kiryu is approached by Jojima to help reform the group by defeating Okada and the rest of the "Six Lunatics", all of whom are New Japan Pro-Wrestling stars portraying fictionalized versions of themselves. When each of these bosses are defeated, they join Kiryu's gang and can be used for clan battles. The Kiwami remake of Yakuza 2 also features them as potential recruits for Majima Construction as well as optional boss fights in Purgatory.

Kazuchika Okada

Voiced by: Kazuchika Okada

The leader of JUSTIS, nicknamed the Rainmaker.

Being Tortured Makes You Evil: After JUSTIS had successfully brought down all the color gangs in Kamurocho, the yakuza and mafia groups who used those gangs as proxies retaliated by abducting and torturing Okada and his girlfriend, who got scarred up pretty badly from the encounter. Since then, Okada had become more distant and militant out of anger for his failure to protect his loved one, and became determined to make JUSTIS stronger, whatever the cost.
First-Name Basis: Is referred to by his first name by Jojima.
Final Boss: Of a sort. He's the final member of the Six Lunatics to be fought, although there exists a Post-Final Boss where he joins Kiryu and Jojima.
He Who Fights Monsters: Originally led JUSTIS to eliminate the colored gangs of Kamurucho, only to slowly become one of them. The Clan Battles are Kiryu's way to beat some sense into Okada and lead him to reform.
Leitmotif: "Rainmaker", his entrance theme in real life. He is notably the only member of the Six Lunatics to have this distinction.

Toru Yano

Voiced by: Toru Yano

The first of the Six Lunatics fought by Kiryu, who has a habit of taunting people with his name.

Combat Pragmatist: Will not hesitate to low blow or fight un-gentlemanly.
Easily Forgiven: Has a comically easy time becoming a team player for the Kiryu Clan after his defeat. He even claims that he's always hated JUSTIS despite how happy he seemed to be working for them. Masao is rightfully weirded out, but Joe accepts him since he's a strong guy worth keeping around.
Large Ham: He's rather loud and expressive.
Say My Name: Really gets a kick out of calling out the syllables of his name as he's taunting. His minions too since they do it even after he's joined your side.
TO-RU YA-NO
Shout-Out: He is a subordinate of Okada here, just like in real life with the Chaos faction in New Japan.

Hiroyoshi Tenzan

Voiced by: Hiroyoshi Tenzan

An aged brawler, and good friend of Satoshi Kojima. Kiryu fights both of them at the same time.

Blood Knight: He and Kojima don’t really care about the whole gang stuff, just having a good fight. Especially the kind that Kiryu brings.
Finishing Move: The Tenzan Tombstone Driver (TTD), a modified Tombstone Piledriver.
Foe-Tossing Charge: His Heat move, Violent Bull, is one of these. He charges forward Mr. Shakedown-style, battering aside every enemy in his way.
Tag Team: Fought alongside Kojima, as a Shout-Out to their real-life team Tencozy, which is even named as such in-game.

Satoshi Kojima

Voiced by: Satoshi Kojima

A senior member of JUSTIS, and a close friend to Hiroyoshi Tenzan. Kiryu fights both of them together.

Dumb Muscle: Has shades of this when introducing himself to Kiryu. He describes his team-up with Tenzan being so strong that while the average duo is worth worth two men, "Tencozy" is worth 200 men. Not a bad boast but then he claims this makes them "ten times better" than Kiryu and Joe, with Kiryu rightly pointing out that the math says he should be saying "a hundred times better". He simply gets frustrated and settles for being "a crapton better".
Finishing Move: Has two: either a lariat or the Kojima Cutter, a... cutter.
Tag Team: Fought alongside Tenzan, as a Shout-Out to their real-life team Tencozy, which is even named as such in-game.

Tetsuya Naito

Voiced by: Tetsuya Naito

JUSTIS' resident slacker. He travels to Onomichi of his own volition to confront the Kiryu Clan.

Badass in a Nice Suit: A damn good white one, based off the same one Naito would wear to the ring occasionally in real life.
Catchphrase: "Torankiro! Assen na yo!"^note"Calm down!" said twice, first in Spanish, with the help of katakana phonetics (To-ra-n-ki-ro is the closest spoken Japanese can get) and then in Japanese. In the English release, it's subtitled as "Tranquilo! Chill out!" He notably screams it at Kiryu before his boss fight, and uses it as a taunt during it.
- When Kiryu borrows it against him once in mockery, it's one of the few times he seems legitimately angry.
Cold Ham: He's always pretty calm especially after the much louder Toru Yano but he'll gesture for his Catchphrase and do monologue all the same like any Pro Wrestler.
Duel Boss: Unlike Yano before him, Kiryu challenges him to a 1-on-1 bout even though with Naito's army defeated, Kiryu's forces currently outnumber him and would have an easier time overpowering him. Naito grumbles about how repulsed he is about Kiryu trying to take him on "fair and square" but he's smart enough to accept.
Gratuitous Foreign Language: Has the habit of speaking in Spanish.
I Gave My Word: Promises to halt the invasion of Onomichi if Kiryu defeats him a second time. He follows through, noting that with Yano and Naito defeated by the Kiryu Clan JUSTIS shouldn't have the "cojones" to waste more resources on Onomichi anyway.
No Challenge Equals No Satisfaction: After the Kiryu Clan defeats Yano, he walks in, introduces himself, and admits that he noble hero-types like Kiryu and Joe piss him off. However, he tells them he has no plans to fight them immediately noting that it'd be boring to crush them if they're too tired after just fighting Yano.
Virtue Is Weakness: Often mentions how much he hates how chivalrous and honorable Kiryu and Joe are. After his defeat, he admits that he actually sort of admires that aspect of them and joins up to try and learn to be more like them, implying that it was just envy.
You Have Outlived Your Usefulness: Pulls a gun on Yano after he's beaten by Kiryu.

Hiroshi Tanahashi

Voiced by: Hiroshi Tanahashi

The resident Ace of JUSTIS. Having sworn himself to follow Okada regardless of the path they take, he has a moral conflict within himself due to his previous friendship with Joe.

Badass in a Nice Suit: He wears a slick, black suit, and is one of the very tough bosses of JUSTIS.
Catchphrase: "I love you!"
Finishing Move: A Sling Blade. Unfortunately, his actual finisher, the High Fly Flow (a frog splash) is nowhere to be seen, although given the height needed for it, it likely could not be implemented.

Hostesses

Saki

Voiced by: Saki Akai

A professional wrestler who also works as a hostess. Saki is a tomboy who is strong in both her body and her spirit.

All Amazons Want Hercules: Saki likes macho guys, and if Kiryu mentions his tattoos she will insist on being allowed to see them.
Ink-Suit Actor: Modelled both in her appearance and demeanor on her VA, pro wrestler Saki Akai.
Tomboy with a Girly Streak: Invoked. Saki is a badass pro wrestler, who works extra as a hostess in an attempt to embrace her girly side.

Riona

A kind-hearted hostess who is quick to try and please her client, often putting the interests of her customers before the club, or herself.

Consummate Professional: A softer example considering her line of work but she's the most experienced hostess, having worked for 10 years. She credits her lasting success to being an "upstanding hostess" focused more on ensuring the customer is satisfied and has fun rather than pressuring them into spending more than they have to on food and drinks.
Nice Girl: Very considerate towards her customers and is understanding if they don't have the means to buy extra food and drinks even though an expected part of the industry is to talk them into doing so no matter what.

Erina

A friendly and cheerful hostess who, unfortunately, is accused of trying to use her looks and personality to seduce men who are already in a relationship.

Big Eater: When asked about her special skills, she first jokingly claims to be a big eater.
The Cutie: Has the looks and demeanor of one though she's less innocent than most since she has a flirty side and takes to certain sexy lines surprisingly well. Unfortunately this all causes some friction with some women who accuse her of being a manipulative Fake Cutie. Even Kiryu in certain dialogue choices will note that she a knack for being something of a temptress if subconciously.

Hikaru

A kind and demure hostess. Unlike others in her line of work, Hikaru is very quiet and soft-spoken.

Shrinking Violet: Downplayed. She's just on the quiet and calm side. She has to be a good enough speaker to keep her job as a hostess.

Sora

Voiced by: SORA

A Taiwanese hostess who is head-over-heels for Japanese culture. In her off-time, she enjoys anime, manga, and cosplay.

Otaku: She's loved Japanese media ever since she was a child.
Shout-Out: Her first crush was an RPG character with long silver hair and a sword longer than he is.

Other

Haruto Sawamura

Surprise! The secret infant son of Haruka, conceived during the 4-year prison sentence Kiryu served. After Haruka is left comatose protecting him from what was most likely a hit, Kiryu takes it upon himself to protect and take care of Haruto, while also trying to discover the father of Haruto as well as the motives behind Haruka's accident.

Affectionate Nickname: He inherits his mother's habit of calling Kiryu "Uncle Kaz"/"oji-san" in Infinite Wealth.
Alternate Character Reading: The "to" in his name can also be read as "yu", which is why his name is written in kana rather than kanji, as that would have given away Yuta as his father.
Babies Make Everything Better: ...Not exactly. Haruto's sudden appearance has raised more questions in the big picture. And while Kiryu, nice guy that he is, isn't at all upset by Haruto's existence, his presence does now complicate things with the newfound danger toward him and his mother.
But Not Too Foreign: He's half-Chinese on his father's side.
Continuity Cameo:
- He's briefly seen from behind in Gaiden in a scene set at Morning Glory, now being 4 years of age.
- He makes another from-behind cameo in Infinite Wealth as a eight-year old, during Kiryu's final Life Link from Date, as well as during the ending. He even has a spoken line.
Cheerful Child: The little babe is an adorable bundle of joy, and provides much of the cuteness throughout Kiryu's investigation.
Licked by the Dog: Haruto gets awfully friendly with various folk, including Toru Hirose, the admittedly jovial boss of the Hirose Clan who is also a ruthlessly efficient assassin.
Small Role, Big Impact: Despite being just a baby, his very existence threw the mother of all spanners into the plot by attracting the attention of Kazuma Kiryu. In this regard, Haruto fulfilled a very similar role his mother did during the events of the very first Yakuza game - more than a decade before his own birth.
Who's Your Daddy?: This is one of Kiryu's many questions upon his release from prison. It turns out to be Yuta Usami due to a one-night-stand.

Jiro Honjo

Voiced by: Minoru Kawai

When Haruka was involved with the hit-and-run in Kamurocho, he was the first to notify Date about the accident. He's an experienced detective and is knowledgeable about Kamurocho's underworld. However, he believes in upholding the law above all else, so he disapproves of Date and Kiryu's relationship, seeing it as collusion.

By-the-Book Cop: Takes the letter of the law far more seriously than his colleague Date.
Horrible Judge of Character: Distrusts Kiryu despite multiple other members of the Police Department like Date, Sudo, and Tanimura knowing he's actually a truly good guy despite his criminal past. Worse, he assumes Date had kidnapped Haruka and Haruto and are holding them against their will instead of hiding them for their own safety. He leads a pair of Iwami thugs disguised as cops right to him and dies as a result.
Inspector Javert: Downplayed at first. He brings up the the fact that since Kiryu and his Hirose Family friends were the first to discover Tatsukawa's body, they could have been the ones responsible for his death and perhaps even altered the corpse to match the Saio Triad's M.O. and frame them. While he doesn't act upon it, he clearly doesn't trust Kiryu as an ex-yakuza.
- Played much straighter later when he gets information on Date keeping Haruka and her son Haruto discretely hidden in a Police Hospital believing it to be a case of kidnapping and not realizing that this is all part of Tsuneo Iwami's plan. He goes to arrest Date with two fellow cops who quickly reveal themselves to be Iwami's men and he's quickly shot through the heart dying instantly.
Police Are Useless: Unfortunately. Aside from showing Kiryu the scene of Haruka's hit-and-run as a favor to Date, his main role as a police officer in the plot is to just make bad calls, the last of which gets himself killed, Date injured, and Haruka and Haruto kidnapped.
Replacement Flat Character: Plays a very similar role to Junichi Sudo from the first game being a By-the-Book Cop foil to Makoto Date and not trusting Kiryu but he doesn't have any of the history that Sudo and Date have. Where they differ most is that Honjo dies before ever getting the chance to trust Date and Kiryu more.
Unwitting Pawn: Gets fooled into thinking Date kidnapped Haruka and Haruto instead of keeping them hidden for their protection. He tries to arrest Date with two cops and instead gets shot through the heart as the two were actually thugs working for Iwami.

Kiyomi Kasahara

Voiced by: Yoko Maki

The owner of Snack Kiyomi, a local bar in Onomichi. She catches the eyes of a number of men, but her involvement in the mystery behind Haruto's conception and the events around it are more than it seems.

Alliterative Name: Kiyomi Kasahara.
Amicable Exes: Downplayed, she and Someya are divorced, they keep their distances but Someya was still happy to see her in Onomichi, and when she was held hostage by the Yomei, Someya took his own life so she could be spared.
Broken Bird: She felt the brunt of Someya's fall into cruelty, and tried what she could to escape with her daughter. However, only she was able to escape, and so lives with the guilt of being unable to also rescue her daughter or prevent Someya's fall.
Cuteness Proximity: Immediately takes a shine to baby Haruto and provides assistance to Kiryu in his care.
Damsel in Distress:
- Kiyomi is kidnapped by Someya partway into the game, and so Kiryu and the Hirose Clan have to rescue her. Except she wasn't kidnapped. She was invited by Heizo Iwami, who made it seem like a kidnapping in order to have an opportunity to talk to Kiryu.
- She gets held hostage by Iwami and Koshimizu to blackmail Someya into fighting Kiryu, and Iwami giving him a Sadistic Choice of either killing Someya so Kiyomi can be spared or he will take her life instead.
Disney Death: She gets held at gunpoint by Koshimizu and gets shot just as the screen blacks out even after Someya commits Seppuku to save her life. In the epilogue, it's revealed that the gun Koshimizu was holding had blank rounds, and she wasn't shot.
Dude Magnet: Someya aside, Nagumo and Ino harbor feelings for her since high school. However, she doesn't have any interest in them.
Foreshadowing: Her experience in handling babies hints that she's had children before.
Ink-Suit Actor: She's modeled after her voice actress, Yoko Maki.
My Greatest Failure: Still deeply regrets how after her initial failure to escape from Someya with her daughter failed, she ran away on her own out of sheer desperation and left behind her daughter in the process.
The Reveal: She's Someya's ex-wife, and the mother of their daughter, Hiromi.
Secret-Keeper: She along with the rest of the Hirose Clan knew Haruka from the very beginning, due to her idol past, and believed Haruto's father was Tatsukawa.

Kazuaki Ino

Voiced by: Nobuyuki Hiyama

Owner of the local inn, which Kiryu stays in during his foray into Hiroshima.

Big Damn Heroes: In the aftermath of the Jingweon Mafia successfully kidnapping Haruto and escaping on a boat, he gathers all the local fisherman together to band together and track down the his whereabouts. He personally mans the boat that Kiryu and the Hirose Clan use to spearhead the effort.
Defrosting Ice Queen: He's not exactly friendly at first with Kiryu, but gradually opens up a lot more.
Hopeless Suitor: Along with Nagumo, he's infatuated with Kiyomi, but Kiyomi isn't interested in either of them.
The Rival: With Nagumo ever since they were kids.

Minoru Daidoji (SPOILERS)

Minoru Daidoji

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A former IJN admiral turned politician and the founder of the Daidoji Faction. He was the one responsible for the secret construction of the Yamato Mark II battleship in Onomichi, built on the illicit funds of the Omi Alliance who controlled Hiroshima's shipyards. After Kurusu, the chairman in charge died, he uses his influence from this to help prop up the Yomei Alliance and ensure their secrecy in exchange money and power. He appears near the end of the game, advising Tsuneo to turn on his father and become the new Chairman of the Yomei Alliance.

Corrupt Politician: He is an influential elder statesman with deep connections to the criminal underworld.
Didn't Think This Through: By the time the Yamato Mk. II was completed, World War II was already long over, and the battleship, built from embezzled government funds with the cooperation of criminals, only became leverage for Heizo to use against him. Not to mention that battleships in general were obsolete in favor of aircraft carriers at that point, and the original Yamato was a textbook example of Awesome, but Impractical.
Foil: For Kyohei Jingu, as both are corrupt politicians who manipulate the yakuza from behind the scenes and have anyone who could ruin their reputation assassinated. However while Jingu compromised himself by sending in his own goons or getting involved in the situation personally, Daidoji is content to let the criminals sort it out for him, and as a result, Jingu is shady past is exposed while he's still a rising star in politics, while Daidoji is able to maintain his cover until he's already at death's door.
Greater-Scope Villain: Kiryu never even meets him throughout the game, but Daidoji is ultimately responsible for the majority of events in the story.
In-Series Nickname: "The Fixer of the Showa Era." He is known by this name more than his own, and exclusively called it in Like a Dragon.
Kick the Dog: Orders Tsuneo to murder Kiryu and those close to him because he revealed the secret. Being sickly and already investigated on for his life as a fixer, he only does it for revenge.
The Man Behind the Man: The one who started the whole plot behind the secret of Onomichi, as he personally commissioned the Yamato Mk. II's construction using money embezzled from the government that Heizo was going to uphold his vow of building in exchange for money and influence.
The Unfought: Being a sickly old man on his deathbed, he obviously isn't in any fighting condition. However it was on his final orders that Tsuneo tried to eradicate anyone close to Kazuma Kiryu, as his induction into the Yakuza. He ultimately passes away peacefully in his sleep, unaware that Tsuneo has failed in their goal.
Villainous Legacy: Even after his death, the Daidoji Faction still has great political influence, with Kiryu being forced to become an agent of theirs in exchange for keeping Haruka and the kids safe.

Characters / Yakuza 6

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