Isao Katsuragi

Isao Katsuragi (, Katsuragi Isao) is a secondary antagonist in Yakuza 4. He is the captain of the Ueno Seiwa Clan, but due to the chairman's age, he effectively serves as the group's leader.
==Profile==
=== Appearance ===
Katsuragi is a man of above-average height. His face is slightly wrinkly overall, and he has deep smile lines from his nose to his mouth. Around his lips are small traces of hair, indicating a shaved beard. His black, slicked-back hair is beginning to recede in the front, showcasing a prominent widow's peak on his enormous forehead.
==== Attire ====
Katsuragi's signature attire consists of a black overcoat over a gray double-breasted pinstriped suit, a white undershirt, a blue striped tie, and black dress shoes. He wears an olive bulletproof vest at Kamurocho Hills. In 1985, he wore a single-breasted black suit, a white undershirt, a purple argyle tie, black dress shoes, and an Ueno Seiwa pin on his left lapel.
=== Personality ===
Katsuragi is shown to be ruthless and manipulative, working to satisfy his own interests. He was willing to murder eighteen of his fellow officers and frame another for it to raise his place in the organization, showing that he had no qualms about betraying his own clan members in his quest for power.
He is ambitious, and concocts thorough plans to gain control. However, he is also shortsighted, which makes him prone to missing out on critical flaws in his schemes.
== Background ==
At an unknown point, Katsuragi joined and became an officer of the Ueno Seiwa Clan, and became oath brothers to Junji Sugiuchi.
In 1985, Katsuragi and Sugiuchi conspired with Kazuo Shibata of the Tojo Clan to set up a plot that would raise Katsuragi and Shibata's statuses in their respective organizations. During the hit, everything went according to plan, as Taiga Saejima arrived and shot all twenty men with rubber bullets, with Katsuragi shielding the Ueno with his body. With Ueno unconscious, Katsuragi shot all other eighteen officers in the head with a handgun. Sugiuchi arrived, and at Katsuragi's request, shot him in the shoulder as to avoid suspicion.
However, inconsistencies were found in Sugiuchi's report of the hit, and Katsuragi was forced to meet police chief Seishiro Munakata, who then proceeded to blackmail him. Following the hit, Katsuragi became the captain of the Ueno Seiwa Clan, and eventually became the de facto leader, as Ueno was elderly and confined to bed.
In late 2009/early 2010, Katsuragi made contact with Yasuko Saejima, claiming to be a detective from Tokyo. He made the request of meeting in-person, and upon meeting, revealed his identity as an Ueno Seiwa Hit survivor. Katsuragi claimed ability to prove the innocence of Saejima, with the price of either ¥100,000,000 or murder. Yasuko chose murder, and Katsuragi later ordered her to kill the owner of Drama Queen.
==Involvement==
=== Yakuza 4: 2010 ===
With the goal of obtaining Kamurocho Hills under Seishiro Munakata's order, Katsuragi begins to stir up another plot to achieve his goal. Using the alliance between the Ueno Seiwa Clan and Tojo Clan as leverage, Katsuragi aims to use Tojo Clan member Hiroaki Arai, to kill an officer of the Ueno Seiwa Clan, in order to request Kamurocho Hills as compensation for the officer's death.
On March 1st, Katsuragi promotes Masaru Ihara to the position of lieutenant within the Ueno Seiwa Clan. He orders Ihara, alongside Yutaka Mishima, to cause trouble at Club Elnard. Simultaneously, he orders Arai to find Ihara and kill him. Around 12:00 AM, Katsuragi's plans succeed. Around this time, Katsuragi orders Yasuko Saejima to kill Hiroshi Kanemura.
Following Ihara's death, Katsuragi is present at the Ueno Seiwa headquarters. Talking to a police officer on the phone, he remarks "Ihara's dead, just as planned. We'll get rid of Mishima as soon as we find him."
On March 3rd, 12:00 PM, Katsuragi holds a meeting at Tojo Clan Headquarters with Daigo Dojima concerning Ihara's death. Kazuo Shibata enters the meeting room, with what appears to be a severed pinky. Assuming an air of unfamiliarity towards Shibata, Katsuragi claims "Pinky-cutting is a relic of the past". When offered money as compensation, Katsuragi denies, and instead requests Goro Majima's Kamurocho Hills, as Ihara stood as equals with the former as a lieutenant. Katsuragi also makes the offer of Arai's life for compensation, which would be impossible for the Tojo Clan since Arai stands in Katsuragi's protection.
On March 8th, viewing Shibata as a nuisance at this point, Katsuragi orders Arai to kill him. Later that same day, Katsuragi is informed of contact by Masayoshi Tanimura, and he calls Tanimura's phone. Katsuragi is informed by Tanimura of his custody of Yasuko. With the price of telling the truth about the Ueno Seiwa Hit in exchange for custody of Yasuko, Katsuragi agrees to meet up with Tanimura the next day.
On March 9th, 5:00 PM, Katsuragi stands among the crowd in front of the Millennium Tower, searching for Tanimura's arrival. Katsuragi approaches Tanimura, and suggests to walk and talk. Katsuragi proceeds to detail most of the truths surrounding the Ueno Seiwa Hit, including details of Taiga Saejima's involvement. Eventually leading Tanimura to Theater Square, members of the Ueno Seiwa Clan begin to appear, and Katsuragi reveals to Tanimura that he was the real killer that day, before disappearing into the crowd.
On March 13th, Katsuragi unleashes an attack on Purgatory, with the goal of capturing Saejima. Around this time, Katsuragi had also formed an alliance with Takeshi Kido, and used him to steal from the vault of Sky Finance. After apprehending Saejima, Katsuragi reveals the true killer of the Ueno Seiwa Hit (himself), and also admits his other dealings with the police and Arai. Katsuragi also claims that with the use of "you (Saejima), Yasuko, a file, and more cash than I know what to do with," he will no longer have any use for Munakata. Kido then enters the room, as Katsuragi also reveals their collusion.
Later that same day, Katsuragi receives a phone call from Kazuma Kiryu through Tanimura's phone. Katsuragi is presented with the offer of receiving a certain file, in exchange for Saejima and Yasuko returned safely along with the money from Sky Finance. Katsuragi declines, however proposes the alternative of having Kiryu fight through the Ueno Seiwa Clan first, before making the deal. Kiryu agrees, and Katsuragi heads to the top of Kamurocho Hills with Kido, equipped with a bulletproof vest, and awaits Kiryu's presence.
Around 10:00 PM, Kiryu reaches the top of Kamurocho Hills, leaving Katsuragi impressed. Katsuragi agrees to make the deal, and the Sky Finance money is elevated up, with Kido beside it. Katsuragi promises to carry out the deal one step at a time, starting with returning Yasuko to Kiryu in exchange for the file, then leaving Saejima and the money after the files contents have been verified. Katsuragi orders Kido to carry out the the transaction, and Kido pulls out a gun on Kiryu and Yasuko after retrieving the file. However, Kido turns around, and shoots Katsuragi four times in the chest.
Laying on the ground, Katsuragi witness Kido hand the file to Arai, and also watches as Arai shoots Kido. As Saejima is untied by Yasuko, he rushes to Katsuragi and opens his suit, revealing Katsuragi's bulletproof vest. Katsuragi remarks that Saejima is no longer "the same dumb ox" as he was twenty-five years ago, and proceeds to mock Saejima's inability to kill that day. As Saejima walks away, Katsuragi reaches for his concealed gun, and shoots Saejima in the arm, and attempts to shoot him again, however ends up shooting Yasuko in the back as she shields Saejima.
Katsuragi attempts to shoot Yasuko as she approaches him, but each shot misses and he runs out of bullets. He watches as Yasuko pulls out a gun, and fearfully, watches as Yasuko shoots him in the head.
== Trivia ==
* While the title of captain (, Wakagashira) was localized as lieutenant (, Wakagashira-hosa) prior to the release of Yakuza 0, Tanimura refers to Katsuragi as lieutenant in both Yakuza 4 and Yakuza 4 Remastered, likely being a localization mistake in the latter game.
== Gallery ==
=== Yakuza 4 ===
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=== Ryu Ga Gotoku Online ===
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==Notes==
==References==
Category:Ueno Seiwa Clan
Category:Yakuza 4 Characters
Category:Yakuza 4 Antagonists
Category:Ryu Ga Gotoku Online Characters