Minamizawa

Minamizawa () is a minor character in Yakuza 2/Yakuza Kiwami 2, Yakuza 3, and Yakuza 4. He is a member of the Osaka-based comedy duo Mars Fighters, along with his friend, Kitagawa.
==Appearance==
In Yakuza 2 and Yakuza Kiwami 2, Minamizawa is dressed in a grey woollen cap with a green shirt and a yellow coat with a green stripe. In Yakuza 3 and Yakuza 4, he is seen wearing a black blazer and a white shirt without a tie, with black pants and sunglasses.
==Involvement==
===Yakuza 2/Yakuza Kiwami 2: 2006===
Kazuma Kiryu meets Minamizawa at Shot Bar STIJL in Sotenbori. Minamizawa agonizes over his inability to perform jokes, having been in a failed comedy act with his friend, Kitagawa. However, when Kiryu leaves, he bumps into Kitagawa, who has become a member of the Omi Alliance. After fighting Kitagawa, Minamizawa emerges from STIJL and recognizes him. The two hit it up again, reforming the Mars Fighters, but with their roles switched - Minamizawa ends up not making jokes but being the straight man in the duo.
Once the substory with Minamizawa is completed, he can be recruited into Majima Construction.
===Yakuza 3: 2009===
Minamizawa had disappeared after some ill remarks about the Mars fighters' comedy and chose not to return when he learned Kitagawa was doing well without him. Six months later, Kitagawa would arrive in Kamurocho to look for him and enlists Kiryu's help. Minamizawa is practicing his comedy near the Kamurocho Hills construction site but is unsuccessful. He recognizes Kiryu and tells him about his situation, then fights him so he doesn't call Kitagawa. He is beaten and asks Kiryu to act as his straight man for practice after Kitagawa is called. Both Kitagawa and Minamizawa express their desire to do manzai comedy together again and re-form the Mars Fighters.
===Yakuza 4: 2010===
Outside the Men's Entertainment Bureau in Kamurocho, Shun Akiyama sees Minamizawa arguing with a magazine editor by the name of Ashibe. He asks for them to stop blocking the entrance, but then recognizes Minamizawa, saying that he is a big fan of him and his Mars Fighters act. Ashibe reveals that Minamizawa has been sent to experience hostess clubs in Kamurocho by her magazine, but Minamizawa, from Western Japan, is not accustomed to Tokyo hostess clubs. Minamizawa and Ashibe ask Akiyama to take a look at the clubs in Kamurocho and report back to them at Cuez Bar in the Kamurocho Underground Mall.
A few days later, Masayoshi Tanimura also bumps into Ashibe and Minamizawa. Tanimura recognizes his name, and asks if he is the actor in TV dramas, to which Ashibe responds by clarifying that said actor is actually Kitagawa. Both then ask Tanimura to look at hostess clubs in the region.
Category:Yakuza 2 Characters
Category:Yakuza Kiwami 2 Characters
Category:Yakuza 3 Characters
Category:Yakuza 4 Characters