Yes, the actor behind live-action Kazuma Kiryu does want to play the Yakuza series, but like the rest of us adults he’s waiting until he has enough time to get through them
Seriously, there’s a lot of those games, and they’re long too.
Image credit:Amazon/ Sega
.jpg?width=2048&height=2048&fit=bounds&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp)
It turns out that I can relate quite a lot to the new live-action actor behind Kazuma Kiryu, as he’s waiting to play the Yakuza series until he has more time, too.
Look, you don’t have to sell me on them - I know I’ll love the Yakuza games. Every single thing I’ve seen from them I’m in love with, to be perfectly honest, and I’ve even played a chunk of Yakuza 0 , but, you know… I’m an adult! With a job! This one, right here, which not only requires me to play lots of different games, but sometimes TV shows and movies too, and Yakuza games are long. And there’s a whole bunch of them now! Luckily, I’m not alone in that, as Ryoma Takeuchi, the actor behind Kiryu in the recently released ( and pretty alright ) Like a Dragon: Yakuza series has shared he’s waiting to play them until he has time to do so.
In an interview with GamesRadar , when asked about whether he’s interested in playing the games having now taken part in the series, he responded, “Yes, actually I do have a strong feeling towards that. I really want to play the game, but if only I could be given a break to do so. What I mean is that I really like playing video games, but if I start playing it I need to play the whole game. So, I need to stay in front of the television screen for a long, long time.
“I have so many things that are waiting for me to do and accomplish in front of me,” Takeuchi continued. “So, that’s where I am right now. But I look forward to playing the games.” I feel the same way, truly. Takeuchi shared his thoughts on playing an established character like Kiryu earlier this year , especially in the context of not having played the games really, and he made some very reasonable and respectable points about his approach to the job.
Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name
Video Game
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
Video Game
Yakuza Kiwami
PS4 , PC
