{"id":346475,"date":"2025-05-07T13:58:09","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T17:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/primagames.com\/?p=346475"},"modified":"2025-05-08T08:22:35","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T12:22:35","slug":"yakuza-0-directors-cut-english-cast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primagames.com\/tips\/yakuza-0-directors-cut-english-cast","title":{"rendered":"Yakuza 0 Director&#8217;s Cut English Cast Revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Yakuza 0: Director&#8217;s Cut was announced for the Nintendo Switch 2 during the dedicated hardware Direct, and it&#8217;s the definitive version of the classic Yakuza prequel. The origin story of some of the series\u2019 most beloved characters is also getting a full English voiceover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is our first look at the English cast for the main characters of Yakuza 0 Director&#8217;s Cut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Yakuza 0 Director&#8217;s Cut English Cast<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Yakuza 0 Character<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">English Voice Actor<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Kazuma Kiryu<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Yong Yea \/ Topher Ngo (Singing)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Goro Majima<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Matt Mercer<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Akira Nishikiyama<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Kaiji Tang \/ Greg Chun (Singing)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Makoto Makimura<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Risa Mei<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Osamu Kashiwagi<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">David Hayter<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Jun Oda<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Alejandro Saab<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Tsukasa Sagawa<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Andrew Kishino<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Tetsu Tachibana<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Howard Wang<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Wen Hai Lee<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Bill Millsap<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Daisaku Kuze<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Keston John<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Hiroki Awano<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Eliah Mountjoy<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Homare Nishitani<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Vic Chao<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Keiji Shibusawa<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Jon Ohye<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Masaru Sera<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Nobi Nakanishi<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Billiken<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Adam Gold<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Sohei Dojima<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Imari Williams<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Takashi Nihara<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Frank Todaro<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Futoshi Shimano<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Fred Tatasciore<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Shintaro Kazama<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Paul Nakauchi<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Yong Yea took on the role of Kazuma Kiryu in Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name, and since then, he&#8217;s been the English voice of the character. Here is a first look at his performance in Yakuza 0: Director&#8217;s Cut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Yakuza 0 Director\u2019s Cut \u2013 Kazuma Kiryu English Dub First Look| Nintendo Switch\u2122 2\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jXj5Z5kM3Gc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Yong Yea is joined by Matthew Mercer, who voices Goro Majima, as well as the legendary David Hayter, who voices Osamu Kashiwagi. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Yakuza 0 Director\u2019s Cut \u2013 Goro Majima English Dub First Look| Nintendo Switch\u2122 2\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8jRN98QEAes?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a fairly strong ensemble, and it&#8217;s nice to see the critically acclaimed title get some love again for its definitive re-release. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If the original Japanese voiceover was the only thing holding you back, the Director&#8217;s Cut is your chance to experience the modern classic in a full English voiceover. Along with the voiceover, the Director&#8217;s Cut includes the following new features:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>20 minutes of new cutscenes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>French, Italian, German, and Spanish text<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Red Light Raid mode:<\/strong> A multiplayer mode where players team up to fight against hordes of enemies. There are over 60 characters to choose from in this mode.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"346477\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/primagames.com\/tips\/yakuza-0-directors-cut-english-cast\/attachment\/red-light-raid-mode\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/primagames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Red-Light-Raid-mode.jpg?fit=1200%2C675\" data-orig-size=\"1200,675\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Red Light Raid mode\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Red Light Raid mode&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Image via SEGA&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/primagames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Red-Light-Raid-mode.jpg?fit=300%2C169\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/primagames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Red-Light-Raid-mode.jpg?fit=640%2C360\" height=\"360\" width=\"640\" data-id=\"346477\" src=\"https:\/\/primagames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Red-Light-Raid-mode.jpg?resize=640%2C360\" alt=\"Red Light Raid mode\" class=\"wp-image-346477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primagames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Red-Light-Raid-mode.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https:\/\/primagames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Red-Light-Raid-mode.jpg?w=300 300w, https:\/\/primagames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Red-Light-Raid-mode.jpg?w=768 768w, https:\/\/primagames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Red-Light-Raid-mode.jpg?w=1024 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image via SEGA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Yakuza 0 Director&#8217;s Cut Release Date<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Yakuza 0 Director&#8217;s Cut is coming to the Nintendo Switch on <strong>June 5, 2025<\/strong>, and is now available to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendo.com\/us\/store\/products\/yakuza-0-directors-cut-switch-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pre-order on the eShop<\/a>. SEGA has also released a new trailer for the Director&#8217;s Cut edition featuring the theme song \u201cBubble\u201d by Sh\u014dnan no Kaze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Yakuza 0 Director\u2019s Cut \u2013 Theme Song \u201cBubble\u201d by Sh\u014dnan no Kaze | Nintendo Switch\u2122 2\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0nl022hCrmY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m glad that even more players will get to experience the incredible entry in the Yakuza series, and hopefully become fans of the franchise. All the footage shown so far for the Nintendo Switch 2 looks fantastic, and I hope that the additional content makes its way to other consoles and PC as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>David 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When he isn't spending an unhealthy amount of time in Slay the Spire, he's probably trying out yet another retro-shooter or playing Dark Souls for the 50th time.","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ali-hashmi-34866a126\/","https:\/\/x.com\/gitrektali"],"url":"https:\/\/primagames.com\/author\/ali-hashmi"}]}},"apple_news_notices":[],"coauthors":[{"id":140,"display_name":"Ali Hashmi","user_login":"ali.hashmi","user_nicename":"ali-hashmi"}],"raw_content":"Yakuza 0: Director's Cut was announced for the Nintendo Switch 2 during the dedicated hardware Direct, and it's the definitive version of the classic Yakuza prequel. The origin story of some of the series\u2019 most beloved characters is also getting a full English voiceover. Here is our first look at the English cast for the main characters of Yakuza 0 Director's Cut. Yakuza 0 Director's Cut English Cast Yakuza 0 Character English Voice ActorKazuma Kiryu Yong Yea \/ Topher Ngo (Singing) Goro Majima Matt Mercer Akira Nishikiyama Kaiji Tang \/ Greg Chun (Singing) Makoto Makimura Risa Mei Osamu Kashiwagi David Hayter Jun Oda Alejandro Saab Tsukasa Sagawa Andrew Kishino Tetsu Tachibana Howard Wang Wen Hai Lee Bill Millsap Daisaku Kuze Keston John Hiroki Awano Eliah Mountjoy Homare Nishitani Vic Chao Keiji Shibusawa Jon Ohye Masaru Sera Nobi Nakanishi Billiken Adam Gold Sohei Dojima Imari Williams Takashi Nihara Frank Todaro Futoshi Shimano Fred Tatasciore Shintaro Kazama Paul Nakauchi Yong Yea took on the role of Kazuma Kiryu in Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name, and since then, he's been the English voice of the character. Here is a first look at his performance in Yakuza 0: Director's Cut. Yong Yea is joined by Matthew Mercer, who voices Goro Majima, as well as the legendary David Hayter, who voices Osamu Kashiwagi. This is a fairly strong ensemble, and it's nice to see the critically acclaimed title get some love again for its definitive re-release. If the original Japanese voiceover was the only thing holding you back, the Director's Cut is your chance to experience the modern classic in a full English voiceover. Along with the voiceover, the Director's Cut includes the following new features: 20 minutes of new cutscenes French, Italian, German, and Spanish text Red Light Raid mode: A multiplayer mode where players team up to fight against hordes of enemies. There are over 60 characters to choose from in this mode. Yakuza 0 Director's Cut Release Date Yakuza 0 Director's Cut is coming to the Nintendo Switch on June 5, 2025, and is now available to pre-order on the eShop. SEGA has also released a new trailer for the Director's Cut edition featuring the theme song \u201cBubble\u201d by Sh\u014dnan no Kaze. I'm glad that even more players will get to experience the incredible entry in the Yakuza series, and hopefully become fans of the franchise. All the footage shown so far for the Nintendo Switch 2 looks fantastic, and I hope that the additional content makes its way to other consoles and PC as well.","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/primagames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Yakuza-0-Directors-Cut-Screenshot.jpg?fit=1200%2C675","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primagames.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/346475","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/primagames.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/primagames.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primagames.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/140"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primagames.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=346475"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/primagames.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/346475\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":346480,"href":"https:\/\/primagames.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/346475\/revisions\/346480"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primagames.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/346478"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primagames.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=346475"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primagames.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=346475"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primagames.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=346475"},{"taxonomy":"internal-label","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primagames.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/internal-label?post=346475"},{"taxonomy":"invoiceable_action","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primagames.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/invoiceable_action?post=346475"},{"taxonomy":"article_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primagames.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_type?post=346475"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}