Kazuki Kazama

Samurai Shodown (2019). Design by Ogura.

**Kazuki Kazama** is a reoccurring character and one of the co-protagonists introduced in *Samurai Shodown IV*.

Gamest staff voted Kazuki as their 35th favorite character in their 1997 Heroes Collection. He is voiced by Atsushi Yamanishi from *Samurai Shodown IV* to *Samurai Shodown V Special*, Masahiro Okazaki in *Samurai Shodown VI* and by Masaki Masaki in *Samurai Shodown (2019)*.

## Storyline

### Biographies

In chronological order.

* **Samurai Shodown V:** *One of the hidden ninja of Hisen, and a member of the Kazama Clan. With the blade of his ancestors, he is able to manipulate flames, thanks to the strength of his weapon, the Suzaku. He heads for the Land of Hinowa when he gets the following news: "an evil creature has left Asamayama and heads for the Land of Hinowa."*
* **Samurai Shodown '19** (prologue): *Sensing an evil force behind these calamities, the head of the Kazama ninja clan, Gesshinsai, ordered the three siblings Kazuki, Sogetsu, and Hazuki to hunt it down and expel it. Yet the decision did not rest well with Kazuki, for he feared what dangers might befall his sister Hazuki, and after three days and three nights, he came to a fateful decision. He would leave without his brother and sister and finish the mission before they had time to catch up to him. And so, Kazuki sets his plan into motion.*
* **Samurai Shodown IV:** *Learning his younger sister's affliction is cause by the "Dark Castle," Kazuki decides to break his clan's rules, becomes a renegade ninja, and heads for the realm of Shimabara where evil resides.*
* **Samurai Shodown 64:** *Though still a renegade, Kazuki has saved Hazuki and settled down with her to a happy life. He soon catches wind of a famous puppeteer and recalls his missing foster father. He had been on an investigation, secret orders, and vanished after he had sent word of meeting up with a mysterious puppeteer. Kazuki sets out, in hot pursuit of the puppet master.*
* **Samurai Shodown 64 Warriors Rage** (non-canonical identity): *Kazuki's a hothead who makes the most of his beloved sword, the Suzaku, in battle. His shortcoming is that he tends to anger quickly, but he's actually a compassionate and likable young man. He's also a good brother who thinks the most of his kid sister Hazuki. Because he bolted from the village of Kazama, he's being chased by his elder brother Sogetsu. Kazuki, however, far from hating Sogetsu, respects him in his heart as someone to emulate.*
* **Samurai Shodown Sen** (alternative timeline): *A ninja of the Kazama Clan and younger brother of Sogetsu. Kazuki also has a sister named Hazuki. One day the village of Kazuki and his sister lived in was visited by a strange woman with blonde hair. The young woman seemed troubled by something but became friends with Hazuki during her time there. However, when Kazuki returned from a trip to the city a few days after her arrival he found his sister wounded and blonde woman gone. Before she fainted, Hazuki was able to tell her brother that the girl had been kidnapped and that she wished for him to help her. Determined for fulfill his sister's wish he set off to rescue the strange girl.*

## Combat characteristics

*Also see: Move list of Kazuki*
Pending

## Catch Copy

***"The fiery heat of demon annihilation"*** (*SamSho Sen*)

妖魔滅殺の焦熱

*Yōma Messatsu no Shōnetsu*

***"The burning vermillion sparrow"*** (*SamSho '19*)

燃えさかる朱雀

*Moesakaru Suzaku*

## Voice actors

* Atsushi Yamanishi (*SamSho IV*, *V*, *V Special*, *Sen*)
* Masahiro Okazaki (*VI*)
* Masaki Masaki ('*19*)

## Game Appearances

### Playable character

* *Samurai Shodown IV*
* *Samurai Shodown 64*
* *Samurai Shodown 64: Warriors Rage* - SLASH version only. During Arcade Mode the player only can face Enja Kazuki.
* *Samurai Shodown! 2*
* *Samurai Shodown V*
* *Samurai Shodown V Special* and *Perfect*
* *Samurai Shodown VI*
* *Samurai Shodown Sen*
* *Samurai Shodown (2019)* - Season 1 DLC character, including Retro 3D skin.

### Cameos

* *Shinsetsu Samurai Spirits: Bushidou Retsuden* (NeoGeo CD version only)
* *Samurai Spirits* (pachinko)
* *Samurai Spirits Oni*
* *Samurai Shodown (2019)* - in Sogetsu's ending; also mentioned during the Story Mode

### Mobile appearances

* *Samurai Shodown Online*
* *SNK Fighting Age*

## Subpages

* Kazuki Gallery
* Kazuki Quotes