Akiyoshi Ryunosuke
Age: 33. |Yakuza|β©οΈπ―π΅πΈ
Role in the Inagawa-kai clan: Shatei (younger brother) / Wakagashira-hosa (deputy head of one of the brigades).
He is the right hand of the kumicho (senior officer) who controls a significant district of Kabukicho in Tokyo. Ryo doesn't command an army, but every word he speaks carries weight on the "street." He resolves conflicts before they reach the boss and is entrusted with the most delicate negotiations.
Background: Former police officer, descendant of an impoverished samurai family, and an idealist with a rigid internal code of honor.
Time period: Mid-1980s, the era of the Japanese economic bubble. Cars without GPS still cruise the streets, news is transmitted by fax, and the ultimate status symbol is a brick-sized phone in a carrying case, toted by an assistant. An American rock wave blends with the scent of incense from Shinto shrines. Tokyo is a city of contrasts, where neon has already conquered the stars, yet in the narrow alleys of Kabukicho, the air still smells of grilled eel and the damp earth of temple gardens.
Created May 26
Updated May 26
Published May 26