Masaru Ihara

Masaru Ihara (, Ihara Masaru) is a character featured in Yakuza 4. He is a lieutenant of the Ueno Seiwa Clan.
== Profile ==
=== Appearance ===
Ihara stands at above-average height. He has a small mustache and eyebrows, and dyed-brown hair that he styles in a pompadour, with bangs hanging over his forehead.
==== Attire ====
Ihara wears an unbuttoned, double-breasted, pale purple jacket and trousers, over a tan-colored dress shirt and a gold chain around his neck. He also wears a pair of sunglasses on his head, a black belt, and brown and cream, oxford dress shoes.
== Involvement ==
=== Yakuza 4: 2010 ===
 In a setup orchestrated by Isao Katsuragi, Hiroaki Arai, and Kazuo Shibata, the plan is for Arai to murder Ihara and then be concealed by Shibata, in order to force the Tojo Clan to turn over Kamurocho Hills. To that end, Katsuragi promotes Ihara to the position of assistant lieutenant, then orders him to cause a disturbance at the hostess club Club Elnard that was owned by the Shibata Family, along with his oath brother, Yutaka Mishima. There, he fights and is defeated by Shun Akiyama, before Hiroaki Arai appears. Ihara shoots Arai when the latter tries to restrain him; afterwards, Ihara carries Mishima away and the two flee. Arai catches up to Ihara after he drops Mishima off, and shoots and kills him in the alley behind New Serena, while Mishima is able to escape.
Due to Ihara's recent promotion, Katsuragi uses his death as negotiating room to demand that the Tojo Clan either forfeit the highly lucrative Kamurocho Hills project, or Arai's head, to the Ueno Seiwa as amends.
== Fighting Style ==
Ihara is a fairly basic fighter, relying mainly on boxing techniques with some kick attacks as well. His moveset is listed below:
* a Rush Combo consisting of a left jab and a right cross, followed by either a left shovel hook or a right calf-kick;
* Tetsuo Tamashiro's left-right uppercut combo,
* a right cross,
* Tsuyoshi Kanda's headbutt,
* Tamashiro's high right side kick as a basic attack,
* Kazuma Kiryu's Knockdown Reversal, which can stun Akiyama;
* a crouching left hook as a forward quickstep attack,
* generic enemy grab attacks, including:
** a tackle after grabbing Akiyama from the front, and
** throwing Akiyama to the ground after grabbing him from behind;
* a left-foot stomp as a downed attack, and
* a taunt where he drops his right hand and beckons Akiyama with his left while strafing.
Ihara can also pick up objects from around the room and use the as weapons.
His attack trails are amethyst purple.
==Trivia==
* A photograph of Ihara can be obtained in Yakuza 6. After obtaining the photograph, taking pictures in certain parts of Kamurocho can reveal Ihara's ghost within the photos.
Category:Ueno Seiwa Clan
Category:Yakuza 4 Characters
Category:Yakuza 4 Bosses