Following the evident success of Judgment, the murder-mystery spin-off game in the Yakuza franchise which first launched on the PlayStation 4 in 2019, SEGA and the development team at Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio are working on a sequel titled Lost Judgment. To launch on the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S starting 24 September 2021 worldwide, expect to hear more about the action-adventure game in the coming weeks.
Lost Judgment will feature a dual-audio language track, similar to its predecessor. But in their most recent promotional materials shared over the weekend, the focus was on four of the game’s new and returning Japanese voice cast – with an individual trailer for each. Scroll down to see the full list:
Koji Yamamoto breaks down the mysterious handyman Yagami will meet, Jin Kuwana.
Koji Yamamoto plays mysterious handyman, Jin Kuwana.
— RGG Studio (@RGGStudio) June 24, 2021
Not one to turn down a job, he eventually runs into Yagami. His knowledge of the city could make him an ally, but he soon presents a competitive side that results in the two having a unique relationship.
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Akira Nakao returns to reprise his father figure role as the wise Ryuzo Genda from Genda Law.
Akira Nakao is back to reprise his role as Ryuzo Genda.
— RGG Studio (@RGGStudio) June 25, 2021
Even after Yagami quit his job as a lawyer at Genda Law to become a private detective, Genda remained a father figure to him and still calls upon his skills to help with investigations.
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Hiroshi Tamaki reveals the shadiness of the underworld as the Kazuki Soma, leader of the disparate thugs of Kamurochou.
Hiroshi Tamaki plays the mysterious Kazuki Soma.
— RGG Studio (@RGGStudio) June 26, 2021
Once a member of a disbanded yakuza organization, Soma takes the opportunity to unite Kamurocho’s underground into a network of thugs. What he intends to do with this power is not immediately clear.
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Ken Mitsuishi takes the witness booth as Akira Ehara, the convicted police officer at the centre of the case that Yagami has to solve.
Excited to join the cast, Ken Mitsuishi plays police officer Akihiro Ehara.
— RGG Studio (@RGGStudio) June 27, 2021
While being sentenced for a crime he has been found guilty for, Ehara makes the shocking announcement that he knows the whereabouts of a murder victim’s body in a different location…
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