Important Characters

Learn about the key figures in Yakuza 0, including Kazuma Kiryu, Goro Majima, and Shintaro Kazama.

Kazuma Kiryu - Known as the "Dragon of Dojima," in 1988, Kazuma Kiryu is a soldier in the Tojo Clan's Dojima Family. Having lost his parents young, he grew up at the Sunflower Orphanage and idolizes Shintaro Kazama, who funded it. Kiryu is described as lackadaisical and without real direction in 1988.

Goro Majima - In 1988, Majima is the manager of the Cabaret Grand in Osaka. He is level-headed and respected, a stark contrast to his later unhinged persona. He previously organized a hit on the Ueno Seiwa family with Taiga Saejima, resulting in the loss of his eye and status within the Tojo Clan. He longs to escape his current situation and return to a life of respect.

Shintaro Kazama - The leader of the Kazama Family, a subsidiary of the Dojima Family, Kazama is Kiryu's foster father and captain of the Dojima Family. He previously funded the Sunflower Orphanage. Some players may know him from earlier Yakuza games as Shintaro Fuma, but this name change has been rolled back.

Akira Nishikiyama - Known as "Nishiki," he is a member of the Dojima Family and grew up with Kiryu at the Sunflower Orphanage, considering them brothers. Nishiki is more ambitious than Kiryu and possesses the cunning to advance within the Tojo Clan.

Futoshi Shimano - The patriarch of the Tojo Clan's Shimano Family, Shimano is a brutal and imposing figure. He currently controls Goro Majima's fate.