Tanaka Shinbei

Tanaka Shinbei (, Tanaka Shinbei) is a character featured in Like a Dragon: Ishin!. He is based on the real-life and he shares his in-game appearance with Koji Shindo.
== Profile ==
=== Appearance ===
Tanaka shares his appearance with his modern counterpart, including his side-fade haircut, which is anachronistic in Edo Japan.
==== Attire ====
Tanaka wears a white kimono over a black nagajuban, as well as a black hakama.
=== Personality ===
Tanaka is a committed member of the Sonno Joui movement, so his mission is to combat foreign influence in Japanese society and, if possible, expel as many foreigners from the country as possible. To this end, Tanaka is willing to kill any foreigners he can get away with, as well as any Japanese people he deems to be traitors for co-existing with foreigners.
== Involvement ==
=== Like a Dragon: Ishin!: 1867 ===
In 1867, Tanaka's fellow Sonno Joui colleague Kawakami Gensai is beaten in a fight by Sakamoto Ryoma, who was defending his friend, British writer Ernest Satow, from Kawakami's aggression. This incident brings both Sakamoto and Satow to Tanaka's attention.
Tanaka investigates Satow and discovers that he is also working for the British Consular Service as a diplomat. Believing him to be a spy gathering information on weaknesses in Japan's politics and society, Tanaka leads a group of his men to kidnap Satow from his favorite bar in Fushimi. The shishi kidnap the British man in broad daylight and leave behind a note for Sakamoto with the terrified patrons and bar owner, telling him that they are taking Satow to Mukurogai and that he must come meet them there if he wants Satow returned alive.
Sakamoto travels to Mukurogai and meets Tanaka and his thugs on the banks of the Kamo River. Upon confronting him, Tanaka reveals Satow's involvement with the British Foreign Office to Sakamoto, who was not aware of this. Despite this seeming duplicity on his friend's part, Sakamoto refuses to abandon Satow to the shishi and proceeds to fight Tanaka and his men. Despite outnumbering him, Sakamoto beats the Sonno Joui fanatics and a wounded Tanaka is forced to order his men to retreat and leave Sakamoto and Satow alive.
== Fighting Style ==
Tanaka uses a watered-down version of Ito Kashitaro's moveset, used by common, katana-wielding enemies. His attacks include:
* a feint followed by downward vertical slash,
* Ito's charged sword thrust, and
* Ito's quickstep attacks.
== Trivia ==
* Tanaka 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: Ishin Shishi