November 5, 2024 – SEGA has released a special video for Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, which launches on February 21, 2025 for PlayStation®4, PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows, and Steam. Tune into an exclusive interview with Munetaka Aoki, the voice of Teruhiko Shigaki, for a deep dive into the game’s world!
Like a Dragon: Pirates in Hawaii
Aoki’s character, Teruhiko Shigaki, is a former yakuza who has volunteered to clean up the nuclear waste on Nele Island. In the video, he discusses his character’s nuanced personality, his memorable lines in the game’s script, what it was like to join the Like a Dragon games after playing Goro Majima in the Amazon Original series Like a Dragon: Yakuza, and more!
Character Profile
An Ex-yakuza Volunteering to Clean Up Pollution on Nele Island.
Teruhiko Shigaki（VA: Munetaka Aoki）
An ex-Tojo Clan patriarch. He is caring and excels as a negotiator. After the Great Dissolution, he came to Hawaii as a volunteer to clean up the nuclear waste on Nele Island.
Amazon Original Series Like a Dragon: Yakuza Available Now!
Like a Dragon: Yakuza, an Amazon Original crime-suspense-action series, is set in the fictional setting of Kamurochō and tells the story of Kazuma Kiryu, a fearsome yakuza warrior known as the Dragon of Dojima, and his growth through an original screenplay. Available in over 240 countries and territories worldwide—only on Prime Video!
Overview
Title: Like a Dragon: Yakuza
Launch Date: Now Streaming Exclusively on Prime Video
Episodes: Six episodes (Episodic Release, distributed every three episodes)
Prime Video offers subtitling and/or dubbing available in 30 languages.
Cast:
Ryoma Takeuchi
Kento Kaku
Yumi Kawai
Subaru Shibutani
Munetaka Aoki
Hinano Nakayama
Tomoya Maeno
Shohei Uno
Misato Morita
Saki Takaoka
Koichi Sato
Masaya Kato
Ryudo Uzaki
Toshiaki Karasawa
Based on SEGA “Like a Dragon (Yakuza)” video game series
Director: Masaharu Take, Kengo Takimoto
Executive Producer: Erik Barmack, Roberto Grande, Joshua Long
Screenplay/Story: Sean Crouch, Yugo Nakamura
Japanese Screenplay: Yasuhiro Yoshida, Kana Yamada
Production: The Fool
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