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The Inagawa-kai is the third-largest yakuza family in Japan, with roughly 3,300 members. It is based in the Tokyo-Yokohama area and was one of the first yakuza families to expand its operations outside of Japan. Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi (神戸山口組, Kōbe-Yamaguchi-gumi) The Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi is the fourth-largest yakuza family, with 3,000 ...
Akira "Nishiki" Nishkiyama (錦山 彰, Nishikiyama Akira) was born on October 8, 1968, known as simply "Akira Nishiki" in English versions of the first two games and by his original name in Yakuza 4. He is the former best friend and sworn brother of Kiryu, and one of the main antagonists of Yakuza.
Pages in category "Yakuza (franchise) characters" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
Sukeban (スケバン/助番) is a Japanese term meaning ' delinquent girl ', and the female equivalent to the male banchō in Japanese culture. The usage of the word sukeban refers to either the leader of a girl gang or the entire gang itself, [4] [better source needed] and is not used to refer to any one member of a girl gang.
Sega claims that thanks to Haruka's characterization Sega was able to introduce new types of gameplay in Yakuza 5. [4] When asked about the character in the context of her debut as a playable protagonist, Nagoshi said "this is the first time we've included a female protagonist, Haruka Sawamura.
Yakuza – retroactively called Yakuza 1 by fans – was the first game in the series to be released, and prior to the release of Yakuza 0, was the earliest point in the story’s timeline.
Kumiko Yamaguchi is the granddaughter of a yakuza boss, Kuroda of the Kuroda Ikka. Her parents died when she was at the age of seven, and her grandfather had no other descendants, so Kumiko is next in line to head the family business with the title of "ojō" (お嬢, "young lady").
She began acting in the 1960s under the name Junko Fuji (藤 純子, Fuji Junko), becoming famous as the female lead in yakuza films opposite such stars as Kōji Tsuruta and Ken Takakura. She even starred in her own series as the sword-wielding gambler Red Peony in the Hibotan Bakuto series. Initially retiring in 1972 after getting married, she ...