Nakamura Hanjiro

Nakamura Hanjiro (, Nakamura Hanjirō) is a character featured in Like a Dragon: Ishin!. He is based on the real-life historical figure and he shares his in-game appearance with Tsuyoshi Kanda.
== Profile ==
=== Appearance ===
Nakamura shares his appearance with his modern counterpart. He wears a pale purple kimono with dark purple hakama.
=== Personality ===
Nakamura is a short-tempered, foul-mouthed man who does not tolerate any disrespect towards himself or his masters of the Satsuma Domain. He is also a very xenophobic man, having a very negative attitude towards foreigners.
== Background ==
Nakamura is a samurai of the Satsuma Domain and he serves as a personal bodyguard to Saigo Kichinosuke, the General Commander of said domain's army.
When he was younger, he and Tanaka Shinbei learned swordsmanship in the same dojo and became very close, to the point that Nakamura says he thinks of Tanaka as a "little brother".
== Involvement ==
=== Like a Dragon: Ishin!: 1867 ===
British diplomat Ernest Satow tries to get a meeting with General Saigo while he's dining at a restaurant in Gion. Satow and his friend, Sakamoto Ryoma, try to get into the restaurant but are stopped at the door by Nakamura, who says Saigo is not to be bothered, especially not by a foreigner. 
Satow asks Nakamura to at least deliver a letter he wrote for Saigo, but Nakamura takes his as an insult, saying that he's "not a courier" and then tearing up the letter in front of Satow. Sakamoto tries to deescalate the situation, but Nakamura recognizes him as the man who beat Tanaka Shinbei in a duel, which makes Nakamura want to fight Sakamoto, since Tanaka was like a younger brother to him. Ultimately, Sakamoto defeats Nakamura. 
The fight attracts the attention of Saigo, who steps out of the restaurant to see what's causing a racket. Satow takes the opportunity to introduce himself and request an audience with Saigo, but the Satsuman is not interested in meeting with a random foreigner. An aggravated Nakamura threatens Satow with his odachi, but Satow refuses to stand down and gives an impassioned speech about how he's come to love Japan during his time here and he'll do anything it takes to deliver intel to Saigo on how to protect the country from colonization. Impressed by Satow's fearlessness, Saigo orders a shaken Nakamura to stand down and agrees to take the meeting with Satow.
== Trivia ==
* Nakamura is one of the , a group of infamous assassins who played an important role in the fall of the Tokugawa Bakufu. In Ishin!, all four hitokiri are portrayed by members of the Nishikiyama Family.
== Gallery ==
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Category: Like a Dragon: Ishin! Characters
Category: Like a Dragon: Ishin! Substory Characters
Category: Like a Dragon: Ishin! Antagonists
Category: Historical Figures
Category: Satsuma Domain Army
Category: Ishin Shishi