{"product_id":"yakuza-6-the-song-of-life-龍が如く6-命の詩-original-japanese-video-game-promotional-poster-2016-sega-playstation-4-b2-format-c-51-73-cm-u34-copy","title":"“Yakuza 6: The Song of Life” \/ 「龍が如く６ 命の詩。」, Original Japanese Video Game Promotional Poster 2016 — Featuring Takeshi Kitano — PlayStation 4, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA408","description":"\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 video game promotional poster\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e produced for the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e8 December 2016 Japanese release of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYakuza 6: The Song of Life\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlayStation 4\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, developed by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRyu Ga Gotoku Studio\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and published by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSEGA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDominated by an imposing close-up of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKazuma Kiryu\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the design surrounds the series’ central character with six supporting cast portraits, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTakeshi Kitano\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, credited under his performing name \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeat Takeshi \/ ビートたけし\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKitano appears within the lower-left portrait panel, giving this ensemble design a distinctive connection to Japanese crime cinema while keeping Kiryu firmly at the centre of the composition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGame background\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReleased in Japan as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e「龍が如く６ 命の詩。」 \/ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRyū ga Gotoku 6: Inochi no Uta\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the game was promoted as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe final chapter of Kazuma Kiryu’s legend\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIts story follows Kiryu as he investigates the circumstances surrounding a serious accident involving \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHaruka Sawamura\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and takes responsibility for her infant son, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHaruto\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. His search for answers leads between \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTokyo’s Kamurocho district and Onomichi in Hiroshima Prefecture\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, drawing him into conflicts involving family, loyalty and the criminal underworld.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe game introduced the series’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDragon Engine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, bringing greater detail and continuity to its urban environments and street combat. Its mixture of dramatic storytelling, physical confrontation, everyday diversions and eccentric side stories continued the distinctive approach that had established \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYakuza’s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e devoted following.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe poster preserves the original Japanese campaign’s emphasis on Kiryu’s story reaching a decisive moment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTakeshi Kitano and the cast\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTakeshi Kitano plays Toru Hirose \/ 広瀬徹\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, patriarch of the Hirose family in Onomichi.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis involvement creates a particularly appealing connection between \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJapanese gangster cinema and video games\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Known internationally as both an actor and filmmaker, Kitano brings an established association with the yakuza genre to the game’s cast.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHere, his character appears as one of the six portraits arranged around Kiryu. His printed credit is clearly visible in the lower-left section:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e「ビートたけし」\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Beat Takeshi.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe poster also bills \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTakaya Kuroda, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Shun Oguri, Yoko Maki, Hiroyuki Miyasako and Nao Omori\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eToshihiro Nagoshi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e credited as general director.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis prominent presentation of the performers gives the advertising a cinematic character, reinforcing the importance of acting and narrative within the game.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePoster design\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn enormous portrait of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKazuma Kiryu\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, wearing his familiar grey suit and open-necked red shirt, fills the centre of the sheet. Warm light catches one side of his face, emphasising his stern expression and the finely rendered textures of his hair, skin and clothing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSix supporting character portraits occupy dark horizontal panels along the upper sides. 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