{"id":39520,"date":"2024-11-08T11:41:19","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T02:41:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=39520"},"modified":"2024-11-08T11:43:46","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T02:43:46","slug":"like-a-dragon-pirate-yakuza-in-hawaii-to-feature-new-character-voiced-by-majimas-actor-from-the-amazon-prime-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/like-a-dragon-pirate-yakuza-in-hawaii-to-feature-new-character-voiced-by-majimas-actor-from-the-amazon-prime-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii to feature new character voiced by Majima\u2019s actor from the Amazon Prime show\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio posted an interview between studio director Masayoshi Yokoyama and actor Munetaka Aoki, who will be voicing a new character in the upcoming <strong>Like <\/strong><strong>a<\/strong><strong> Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii<\/strong>, due to release on February 21, 2025. If Munetaka Aoki seems familiar, that\u2019s because he has been playing Goro Majima in the <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/like-a-dragon-amazon-prime-live-action-series-first-episode-made-rgg-studio-director-tremble-scream\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">recent Amazon Prime live action adaptation<\/a> of the hit video game series.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aoki\u2019s character in Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii is Teruhiko Shigaki, a former patriarch of the Tojo Clan\u2019s Shigaki family turned environmental disaster clean-up volunteer. Not only is his in-game character a departure from his live-action role, but he is also playing scenes alongside the game\u2019s main character Goro Majima (voiced by Hidenari Ugaki), now an amnesiac trying to regain his memories on the high seas.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-palette-color-10-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0467676df4baf9c5ae946cc89ba4eab2\" id=\"like-a-dragon-pirate-yakuza-in-hawaii\" style=\"font-size:1px\">Like a Dragon Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241108-39520-001.jpg\" alt=\"LAD Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii Goro Majima and crew\" class=\"wp-image-39524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241108-39520-001.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241108-39520-001-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241108-39520-001-768x432.jpg 768w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Image credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gematsu.com\/2024\/10\/like-a-dragon-pirate-yakuza-in-hawaii-details-story-cast-combat-and-locations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gematsu<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the video interview between RGG Studio head Yokoyama and Aoki, Yokoyama reveals that he chose Aoki to be in the upcoming game after seeing his performance in the show: \u201cI thought I\u2019d like to have him on the (game) project.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aoki adds that \u201cIt\u2019s kind of funny \u2018cause being Majima got me a part in the game, but the part isn\u2019t Majima.\u201d He mentions that he had no experience with voice acting before, however, the atmosphere in the LikeaA Dragon recording studio allowed him to learn from everyone and \u201cfocus on having fun with the role.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We had the pleasure of hearing Munetaka Aoki&#39;s thoughts on portraying Teruhiko Shigaki in Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, releasing Feb 21st\ud83c\udff4\u200d\u2620 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uGniNWbeED\">pic.twitter.com\/uGniNWbeED<\/a><\/p>&mdash; RGG Studio | Like a Dragon &amp; Yakuza Series (@RGGStudio) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RGGStudio\/status\/1854692305984254122?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 8, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, Majima is nearing 60, but Teruhiko Shigaki is younger and facing various internal and external conflicts &#8211; highlighting the generation gap between the two. Aoki revealed that there was one line where his character Shigaki shares his true opinion on his generation and what they have to do to survive- a line that starts with \u201cMaybe you guys have it good, but for those of us who were cast aside&#8230;\u201d Commenting on the line, Aoki explains that \u201cI was able to say it with such conviction. (&#8230;) This particular line just took hold of me. (&#8230;) I felt the raw emotion as I acted.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii is scheduled to release on February 21, 2025 for the PC (Steam), PS4\/PS5 and Xbox One\/Xbox Series X|S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cIt\u2019s kind of funny \u2018cause being Majima got me a part in the game, but the part isn\u2019t Majima.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":39522,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[258,17],"class_list":["post-39520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-like-a-dragon","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii to feature new character voiced by Majima\u2019s actor from the Amazon Prime show\u00a0\u00a0 - 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