It turns out I can relate a lot to the modern live-action actor behind Kazuma Kiryu, as he too is waiting to star in the Yakuza series until he has more time.
Look, you don’t have to sell them to me – I know I’ll love Yakuza games. To be straightforward, I fell in love with every single thing I saw from them and even played Yakuza 0, but you know… I’m an adult! With work! This one right here that requires me to not only play a lot of different games, but also sometimes TV shows and movies, and the Yakuza games are long. And there are plenty of them! Fortunately, I’m not alone in this as Ryoma Takeuchi, the actor behind Kiryu in the recently released (and quite okay) Like a Dragon: Yakuza series, said he’s waiting to play them until he has the time.
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In an interview with GamesRadarwhen asked if he was interested in playing the games currently in the series, he replied: “Yes, I actually have a robust feeling about it. I really want to play this game, but I would like to take a break if I could. What I mean is that I really enjoy playing video games, but if I start playing it, I have to play the entire game, so I have to stay in front of the TV screen for a long, long time.
“I have so many things waiting for me to do and achieve,” Takeuchi continued. “So that’s where I’m at. But I’m looking forward to playing.” I really feel the same. Takeuchi shared his thoughts on playing an established character like Kiryu earlier this year, especially considering he hasn’t actually played the games, and made some very reasonable and respectable comments about his approach to the job .
