The Yakuza series of video games is well-known for its intense drama, complex characters, rich storytelling, and occasional bouts of thematic silliness. Generally, these games are set in the modern day and use a recurring cast of characters. Like a Dragon: Ishin takes the series back to the 1860s, placing that cast of characters into the roles of real-life samurai during the late Edo period. If you want to know which characters from Ishin line up with someone from the main series, we have a list you’ll love below.
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Which Yakuza main series characters are in Like a Dragon Ishin?
Like a Dragon: Ishin is a remake of Ryū ga Gotoku Ishin, which was released on PlayStation 3 & 4 exclusively in Japan back in 2014. As mentioned above, many familiar faces from previous Yakuza games star as characters in this new version of the game. That said, some recasts have been made from the original release to add characters from recent titles like Yakuza: Like a Dragon. For example, in Ishin’s original release, Shigeki Baba played Todo Heisuke, but he’s now been replaced with Tianyou Zhao. Below, we’ve put together a list of every Ishin character and their main series counterpart, alongside the game they first appeared.
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| Like a Dragon: Ishin! Character | Previous Yakuza Series Character |
|---|---|
| Amon Genjosai | Jo (Yakuza) |
| Harada Sanosuke | Masato Aizawa (Y5) |
| Haruka | Haruka Sawamura (Y) |
| Hijikata Toshizo | Yoshitaka Mine (Y3) |
| Ikumatsu | Hana (Y4) |
| Inoue Genzaburo | Osamu Kashiwagi (Y) |
| Ito Kashitaro | Daisaku Kuze (Y0) |
| Katsu Rintaro | Ryo Aoki (LaD) |
| Katsura Kogoro | Shun Akiyama (Y4) |
| Komaki Soko | Sotaro Komaki (Y) |
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| Kondo Isami | Koichi Adachi (LaD) |
| Matsubara Chuji | Yu Morinaga (Y5) |
| Nagakura Shinpachi | Taiga Saejima (Y4) |
| Nakaoka Shintaro | Makoto Date (Y) |
| Narasaki Oryo | Yuki (Y0) |
| Okada Izo | Akira Nishikiyama (Y) |
| Okita Soji | Goro Majima (Y) |
| Otose | Mirei Park (Y5) |
| Sai no Furoya | Sai no Hanaya (Y) |
| Saigo Kichinosuke | Ryuji Goda (Y2) |
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| Sakamoto Ryoma | Kazuma Kiryu (Y) |
| Sasaki Tadasaburo | Masaru Watase (Y5) |
| Sengoku Toranojo | Toranosuke Sengoku (Y2) |
| Suzuki Mikisaburo | Kan Ogita (Y0) |
| Takechi Hanpeita | Keiji Shibusawa (Y0) |
| Takeda Kanryusai | Hiroki Awano (LaD) |
| Tani Sanjuro | Akira Mabuchi (LaD) |
| Thomas Glover | Andre Richardson (Y3) |
| Todo Heisuke | Tianyou Zhao (Y7) |
| Tokugawa Yoshinobu | Daigo Dojima (LaD) |
| Toyotomi Hidetake | Yasuo Sodachi (Y4) |
| Yamanami Keisuke | Masaru Sera (Y) |
| Yamauchi Yodo | Kyohei Jingu (Y) |
| Yamazaki Susumu | Joon-gi Han (Y6) |
| Yoshida Toshimaro | Kamon Kanai (Y5) |
| Yoshida Toyo | Shintaro Kazama (Y) |
