RGG Studio is mourning Hiroshi Tsuchida, the voice of Kazuki, while the Like a Dragon franchise continues its 20th anniversary run with a stage play and a Kiwami 3 remake bundle still on sale.
The Like a Dragon series is in its 20th anniversary year, and the most recent stories trace three separate fronts: a stage adaptation, a remake, and a memorial. The stage play Butai Ryu ga Gotoku: Kamurocho Hkkenden runs in Tokyo from August 21 to 30, with Yuya Uno as Kazuma Kiryu, Shuji Kikuchi as Goro Majima, and Sho Katou as Ichiban Kasuga. Daisuke Nishida directs and Kazuhito Yomeyama writes the script. The cast draws on the top 10 characters from a fan popularity poll.
On the game side, Like a Dragon: Kiwami 3 rebuilds the original 2009 game's orphanage sequences into a life simulation and refines combat while keeping the original's violence, especially in the bundled Gaiden title, according to a 4Gamer.net analysis. The Kiwami 3 and Yakuza 3 Gaiden: Dark Ties bundle was 35% off in Sega's Summer Sale on PlayStation Store and Nintendo eShop from July 15 to 29, 2026, with Yakuza 8 at 75% off; the sale covered PS5, PS4, Switch 2, and Switch. Sega also discounted over 40 titles, including Yakuza, for the Steam Summer Sale starting June 26, 2026, with discounts up to 75%.
The most recent story is a memorial. RGG Studio posted a statement on its official X account after the death of Hiroshi Tsuchida, who played Stardust owner Kazuki from Like a Dragon Kiwami through the Ending Note content in Like a Dragon 8. The studio offered condolences and prayers.
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RGG Studio posted a memorial statement on its official X account after the death of voice actor and actor Hiroshi Tsuchida, who played Stardust owner Kazuki in the Like a Dragon series. The studio offered condolences and prayers for his soul. Tsuchida's roles also included Igazu in ARMORED CORE VI FIRES OF RUBICON, Grisha Yeager in Attack on Titan, and NinjaBlue in Ninja Sentai Kakuranger. In Like a Dragon 8, Kazuki appeared in the Ending Note content.
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