Kazuma Kiryu
In December 1988, yakuza Kazuma Kiryu is framed for murder in the Empty Lot in Kamurocho, Tokyo. The Empty Lot is currently fought over by the Tojo clan boss, Sohei Dojima, and his lieutenants, Daisaku Kuze, Hiroki Awano and Keiji Shibusawa. To protect his adoptive father, Shintaro Kazama, from punishment, Kiryu leaves the Tojo clan.