Masayoshi Tanimura

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== Summary ==
Masayoshi Tanimura is a fictional character from the Yakuza series who made his debut in Yakuza 4. He's voiced by and his face likeness is based on Hiroki Narimiya (Toshiki Masuda in the Remaster). He takes his role in Part 3 through the game.
He's born to a Thai mother and a police officer named Yusuke Kaga.
A young mixed Japanese man who somehow endures the prejudices of Japanese society. Tanimura learns that the murder of his father may be related to the corruption in the force and begins a journey to seek out the truth.
He graduated and then joined the police force and quickly became a member of the Community Safety department. Knowing his finances cannot support the immigrant children who was left without their parents and knowing what it was like to grow up with a father, he begins illegally gambling and blackmailing smaller brothels to help support them as he could. This quickly netted him a negative reputation of being called the "Parasite of Kamurocho".
== Powers and Stats ==
Tier: , higher with melee weapons
Name: Masayoshi Tanimura, also known as "Parasite of Kamurocho", his friends called him "Ma-chan". Masayoshi Kaga (Birth name)
Origin: Like a Dragon
Gender: Male
Age: 29
Classification: Human, Police Officer, Corrupt Police Officer
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Afterimage Creation (Can easily create afterimages with his dodges and attacks), Martial Arts (Aikido and Jiu-jitsu), Able to use a variety of weapons to great effect, Acrobatics (Could leap on several heads of police agents. Can perform similar leaping feats to Akiyama. Can similarily to other protagonists do a backflip to keep himself on feet after being knocked down), Accelerated Development (Can learn new moves just after few repetitions), Limited Invulnerability (Cannot be damaged for short time while parrying), Aura Manipulation, Rage Power and Statistics Amplification (with Heat), Healing (with Toughness, Staminan and many foods), Pressure Points (Aikido focuses on pressure points and Tanimura has shown them in use), Power Mimicry (Possesses the same ability as Kiryu to invent new fighting moves just by looking at them)
Attack Potency: Building level (Can fight Kiryu. Can also contend with Sango Amon), higher with melee weapons
Speed: Subsonic movement speed with Hypersonic combat speed and reflexes (Comparable to Kazuma Kiryu. Easily dodged Isawa's gunshots at point-blank range twice in a row right after the bullets were fired. Easily dodged multiple rounds from Shibata's men after the gun was fired, and also easily dodged Sugiuchi's gunshots. Outran a spreading fire. Also dodged multiple shots from Munakata's gun during their final fight, and could easily keep up with Sango Amon. Can easily create blurs with his dodges and moves). Subsonic+ attack speed with Nambu Model M60 (270 m/s)
Lifting Strength: Class 5 (Can somewhat match Kiryu's strength and is capable of breaking his arm. Comparable to but weaker than the Amon brothers)
Striking Strength: Building level (Is strong enough to trade blows with Kiryu. Somewhat on par with Akiyama. Slightly weaker than the Amon brothers), higher with melee weapons and his Revolver
Durability: Building level (Has taken hits from Kiryu and Sango Amon), higher with the Sacred Wood Armor (The Sacred Wood Armor makes him bulletproof)
Stamina: Superhuman (Fought and defeated bare-handed a small army of fully armored and armed police officers), can increase his stamina with Tauriner and Staminan
Range: Standard Melee Range (Unarmed), Extended Melee Range (With various weapons), up to 50 meters with his Revolver
Standard Equipment: A New Nambu M60
Intelligence: Highly skilled fighter, Above Average when it comes to investigations.
Weaknesses: None notable.
==Gallery==
Yakuza 4 - For Faith|Tanimura's final theme
==Notable Matchups==
Victories:
Losses:
Inconclusive:
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