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| “ | We write in other people's blood. That's the Yakuza way. And I aim to pen my title in yours. | „ |
| ~ Shibusawa to Kiryu before their final confrontation. |
| “ | I AM the Dragon of Dojima! | „ |
| ~ Shibusawa declaring himself as the original Dragon of Dojima at the climax of his and Kiryu's final battle. |
Keiji Shibusawa is the secondary antagonist of the 2015 beat-em up drama video game Yakuza 0 (specifically being the main antagonist of Kiryu's scenario, and one of the overarching antagonists of Majima's scenario), as well as its final boss.
He was one of the three lieutenants in the Dojima Family, a subsidiary family of the Tojo Clan and the patriarch of the Shibusawa Family. Out of all the three, Shibusawa proved himself to be far more ruthless in his methods to achieve his goals, and is willing to cross any length to get what he wants. He was promoted to the Dojima family's captain temporarily, before he was arrested at the end of the game, following his defeat by the hands of Kazuma Kiryu.
He was voiced by Hideo Nakano.
Personality[]
At first glance, Shibusawa appears to be a calm and collected man acting as the businessman of the Dojima Family. He was the first to give Kiryu the benefit of the doubt regarding the Empty Lot incident and even gave a reassurance shoulder pat when he and Awano left him and Kuze alone. He also tends to be a quiet person for the most part, but he does speaks in a formal and cordial tone with others.
However, underneath his formal and business-like nature lies a heavily ruthless and manipulative power-hungry criminal who will cross any lengths to achieve his desire for power. To that end, he was willing to kill someone and frame Kiryu in order to get him exiled, and hired people like Nishitani to kidnap Makoto so he could get a hold of the Empty Lot so he could become the new captain of the Dojima Family.
Biography[]
At the start of the game Shibusawa is the patriach of the Shibusawa family, a subsidary of the Dojima family. He serves as one of Sohei Dojima's three lieutenants, alongside Daisaku Kuze and Hiroki Awano.
When Dojima promises the captain position of the family to whoever can acquire him the empty lot Shibusawa seeks out to do this. He gets Homare Nishitani, the leader of the Kijin Clan to lead his clan to find Makoto Makimura, the owner of the empty lot and ship her over to him.
When Tachibana Real Estate begins searching for Makoto Makimura it becomes a rival to the Shibusawa Family. Jun Oda, one of Tachibana's employees secretly assists Shibusawa in his hunt for Makoto by leaking information to him.
When Oda is driving Kiryu and Makoto to Kamurocho Shibusawa and his family ambush them on the road. A shoot out occurs.
Shibusawa and his minions invade a warehouse in which Kiryu, Makoto and Oda were laying low, only to find the former two gone and only the latter left behind, wounded. Due to Oda's failure to pass Makoto over, Shibusawa shoots him dead.
Later in the game, Shibusawa leads Makoto to meet with Dojima and offer him the empty lot. In return Dojima announces that Shibusawa will become the captain of his family. Dojima ends up ordering Lao Gui his assassin to shoot Makoto unknown to him that the latter was not shot with the intention of killing. Makoto is taken under custody of the Nikkyo Consortium and its leader Masaru Sera who use a ship as a hideout.
As first command as captain Shibusawa orders the deaths of Shintaro Kazama (the former captain of the Dojima family) and all his associates. The Shibusawa family invades the ship the Nikkyo Consortium was using and conquers it. When Kazuma Kiryu boards the ship to save Makoto he ends up approaching Shibusawa. Shibusawa reveals that he intends to take Kiryu's title as the "Dragon of Dojima" by killing him. Kiryu and Shibusawa engage in combat and the former is victorious. Shibusawa taunts Kiryu in hopes of provoking him into killing him and becoming a "true Yakuza". Kiryu attempts to beat Shibusawa to death until Akira Nishikiyama arrives and convinces him not to. Shibusawa is arrested by the police shortly after.
Despite everything he had done, Shibusawa’s presence left a long-lasting effect on Kiryu’s future, as he was the first member of the Tojo Clan to hold the title of “Dragon of Dojima”, a title Kiryu himself would inherit from him following the conclusion of the game’s events.
Trivia[]
- Shibusawa's irezumi tattoo bears a close resemblance to that of Kiryu, featuring a dragon design which is almost identical to his. However, while Kiryu's dragon looks upwards, symbolising his ascent to a living legend in Japan, Shibusawa's dragon looks forward and slightly downward, referencing his desire to hold power over everyone else. The two dragons also look directly at each other following their clash.
- Due to Yakuza 0 being a prequel of Yakuza (and its remake Yakuza Kiwami), he's canonically the first final boss of Kazuma Kiryu.
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Tojo Clan Chairmen: Masaru Sera | Yukio Terada | Daigo Dojima Dojima Family: Sohei Dojima |
Daisaku Kuze |
Hiroki Awano |
Keiji Shibusawa |
Lao Gui |
Yoneda Others Omi Alliance Go-ryu Clan (Ryuji Goda | Hiroshi Hayashi) | Tsubasa Kurosawa | Hiroshi Kugihara | Shigeki Baba | Homare Nishitani | Homare Nishitani III | Kamon Kanai | Tsukasa Sagawa | Toranosuke Sengoku | Ryo Takashima | Jo Sawashiro | Kosei Shishido | Reiji Ishioda | Yosuke Tendo Daidoji Faction Other Criminal Organizations Jingweon Mafia: Daejin Kim |
Yeongmin Ji |
Joon-gi Han Police Bleach Japan Mr. Shakedowns Mutoh Realty Order of Munan Chohept Onast Amon Clan Other Spin-offs See Also | ||