Ryū ga Gotoku Kenzan!

is a dramatic telling of the life of the historical figure Miyamoto Musashi, who retired and adopted a new identity, but is later drawn into a new conflict where he must hunt down an imposter using his namesake.It is an account of the life of Miyamoto Musashi (Takaya Kuroda), who resides in the Gion district using the alias Kazuma Kiryu.[6] Major characters in the game include: Itō Ittōsai (Susumu Terajima), Kiryu's friend and a bodyguard of the Tsuruya brothel; Yoshino (Aya Hisakawa), a courtesan acquainted with Kiryu who works at Tsuruya; Marume Nagayoshi (Naoto Takenaka), the General of the Tokugawa Clan's army; Nankobo Tenkai (Kenji Utsumi), the emissary of the Shogunate Administration; Majima Gorohachi (Hidenari Ugaki), a notorious swordsman in the Tokugawa army; Sasaki Kojirō (Shota Matsuda), a swordsman who rebels against the Tokugawa Bakufu; Yagyū Sekishusai (Hiroki Matsukata), a mysterious monk who aids Kiryu in his quest; Hon'ami Kōetsu (Yoshiaki Fujiwara), a famous painter who also operates as an information broker; Yoshioka Seijuro (Masaya Kato) and Yoshioka Denshichiro (Taiki Matsuno), masters of the famed Yoshioka Dojo; Gion Toji (Takashi Tsukamoto) and Ueda Ryohei (Hisao Egawa), students of the Yoshioka Dojo; Tokugawa Ieyasu (Osamu Saka), the first Tokugawa shogun of Japan; and Tokugawa Hidetada (Masaya Onosaka), Ieyasu's third-born son who became shogun following the former's retirement.In 1600, the swordsman Miyamoto Musashi is requested by General Marume Nagayoshi to aid the imminent battle at Sekigahara, between the armies of the Tokugawa and Toyotomi clans.The night before the battle, Miyamoto is assigned to assassinate a traitor within the Tokugawa clan's army, with the help of fellow soldier Majima Gorohachi.In 1605, Kiryu is approached by a young girl named Haruka, who asks him to kill "Miyamoto Musashi", who allegedly murdered her parents.Kiryu meets with the information broker Hon'ami Kōetsu, who tasks him with recovering a golden statue from a gang of thieves led by Shishido Baiken.Itō informs Kiryu that Sasaki will be in Gion in two days to attend a banquet, in celebration of the new Governor of Kyoto, Itakura Katsushige.Days later, Kiryu tries to speak to Haruka, but the latter refuses, revealing that she knew of his identity, and that her parents' murderer had a charm tied to their sword, similar to his.Sasaki arrives at the temple, and reveals that Yoshino took his money to buy her own freedom, in exchange for setting Tsuruya on fire.Kiryu spends the night with Yoshino, then travels to Yagyū, where he learns that Sekishusai was the wandering monk who helped him years ago.Marume arrives at Yagyū and reveals that he also betrayed Tenkai years ago and has been helping the Tokugawa clan and Sekishusai to foil his plan.Ten years later, in 1615, Sasaki, having gone back to using his birth name Yagyū Munemori, joins Marume in commanding Tokugawa's forces to fight the Toyotomi Clan during the Siege of Osaka.The men form a plot to rescue Hidetada's daughter from enemy forces, with many volunteering to do it, having been inspired by the legend of Miyamoto Musashi.[9] Cyberware's color 3D scanner (model PS)[10] was used to analyze each actor's head & face in order to collect data on its shape and appearance, then this file was worked with the Softimage XSI 3D graphics application.[11] As part of the pre-ordering campaign, the Japanese first print was bundled with a limited item, a monography called Kamutai Magazine (March 2008 issue).Sony celebrated the Japanese release of the game with a 10,000 pieces limited edition Satin Silver 40GB model "PlayStation 3 Ryū ga Gotoku Kenzan!Pakku) SKU including a "Rising Dragon" (昇竜, Noburyū) stickers set to customize the console case.Clothes manufacturer Cropped Heads collaborated with Sega to produce licensed Ryu Ga Gotoku Kenzan!
The action moves from Kamurocho to Kyoto 's Gion district.
Landmarks such as the Kiyomizu Temple and Nijō Castle are modeled in the game.
Cyberware Inc. 's facial scan technology was used with main characters and fully exploited on the Event Mode's high polygon models. Here, the character Gion Toji borrows actor Takashi Tsukamoto 's physical appearance.
Developer(s)New Entertainment R&D Dept.Publisher(s)Director(s)Producer(s)Artist(s)Writer(s)Masayoshi YokoyamaComposer(s)Hidenori ShojiHideki SakamotoLike a DragonPlatform(s)PlayStation 3Genre(s)Action-adventurehack and slashbeat 'em upSingle-playervideo gamejidaigekiTokyo Game ShowMiyamoto MusashiPlayStation 4two-handed bladesKamurochoKiyomizu TempleNijō CastleEdo periodTakaya KurodaKazuma KiryuHarukaRie KugimiyaItō IttōsaiSusumu TerajimaAya HisakawaMarume NagayoshiNaoto TakenakaTokugawa ClanKenji UtsumiMajima GorohachiHidenari UgakiSasaki KojirōShota MatsudaBakufuYagyū SekishusaiHiroki MatsukataHon'ami KōetsuYoshiaki FujiwaraMasaya KatoTaiki MatsunoTakashi TsukamotoHisao EgawaTokugawa IeyasuOsamu SakaTokugawa HidetadaMasaya Onosakathe imminent battle at SekigaharaYūki HideyasuShishido BaikenItakura KatsushigeGanryū-jimaSiege of OsakaPlayStation 2Cyberware Inc.Cyberware3D scannerSoftimage XSIPlayStation StoremonographyYakuza 3The Yakuza Remastered CollectionYakuza KiwamiYakuza Kiwami 2current generation of consolesWave MasterHideki NaganumaJapanese hip hopZeebraKetsumeishiYakuza 4BushidoPony CanyonToy's FactoryPlayStation 3 the BestJapan Game AwardsJapaneseGameSpotFamitsuHewlett-PackardKotakuPlay AsiaSiliconera@Hideki_NaganumaTwitterYouTubeSega Sammy HoldingsCESA AwardsYakuza / Like a DragonYakuzaKiwamiKiwami 2JudgmentLost JudgmentOther mediaKamurochōYakuza charactersGoro MajimaAkira NishikiyamaHaruka SawamuraRyuji GodaIchiban KasugaJudgment charactersTakayuki YagamiSega development studiosRyu Ga Gotoku StudioSyn SophiaToshihiro NagoshiBinary DomainEverybody's Golf 6Project X Zone 2Sega HeroesSuper Monkey Ball Banana ManiaPhantasy Star Online 2