After years of fans clamouring for it, Like A Dragon: Ishin! is heading to the West as a from-the-ground-up remake (flip back to p42 for the full story), but it’s not the first time the Yakuza characters have starred in a Japanese period drama. Ryu Ga Gotoku Kenzan! was the first in the series’ many spin-offs, but right now it’s only available as an import.
The game’s set in the early 1600s at the start of Japan’s Edo period, and
