Danica Davidson
November 11, 2020 
The French site Red Bull France recently interviewed Toshihiro Nagoshi, director of the Yakuza games. A translation of the interview was also put out in English.
Asked if he’d like to work in the movie industry, Nagoshi responded, “I think the cinematic direction of the games strongly resembles Japanese-style films. I am indeed interested in movie industry work, and I’m very happy to say that I have been involved in the recently announced Hollywood live-action film from the start. Personally, regardless of the overall film direction, I hope to make it into an emotional human drama.”
Another question involved what he thought of putting character Kazuma Kiryu in a fighting game.
“We do get this request a lot,” he said. “Of course there are exceptions, but fighting games generally have female characters, and personally I don’t really want to see Kiryu beating up women.”
Asked what type of game he’d like to make now, he answered, “Maybe some type of online game, but I also think it would be required to have aspects that could be enjoyed by a single player.”
Source: Resetera
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Danica Davidson is the author of the bestselling Manga Art for Beginners with artist Melanie Westin, and its sequel, Manga Art for Intermediates, with professional Japanese mangaka Rena Saiya. Check out her other comics and books at www.danicadavidson.com.
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