Kazuma Kiryu
The game features five main protagonists, the second highest number of main protagonists of any game in the series, with the previous highest being "Yakuza 4's" four main protagonists (With "" surpassing "Yakuza 5" with a total of 7 protagonists). The game features series protagonist, Kazuma Kiryu, the main character since the original "Yakuza" game. There are also two returning protagonists from "Yakuza 4", namely Shun Akiyama and Taiga Saejima. One of the new main protagonists is Haruka Sawamura, a recurring character of the series since the original game. Though she has always been an integral part of the story, she has never been a playable main character before the game. Lastly is Tatsuo Shinada (Toshiyuki Morikawa), a new character to the "Yakuza" series.