Characters of the Yakuza series

This is a main-character walkthrough to Sega's video game and movie franchise Yakuza also known as Ryū ga Gotoku (龍が如く, lit. "Like a Dragon"). Characters are sorted by organizations or groups according to the original works. The English-language adaptation equivalents are mentioned when available.

Many characters of the Yakuza series have had their faces modeled and mapped after their Japanese voice actors since the 2008 spinoff Ryū ga Gotoku Kenzan!. Cyberware Inc.'s head & face color 3D scanner is used in Hollywood's film industry and was exploited to reduce 3D model production time.Yu Suzuki introduced 3D scanning technology back in 1998 for Project Berkeley / Shenmue; which can be considered a Yakuza prototype in many respects. The Shenmue series' clay busts have been replaced by famous Japanese actors in the Yakuza series; as in Capcom's Onimusha series of action-adventure games.

Main characters

Kazuma Kiryu (桐生 一馬, Kiryū Kazuma)