"Yakuza: Kiwami 3" Japanese promotional video criticized, Kagawa Teruyuki still stars

2025-11-08 23:49:29|Myriagame |source：minecraft skins

Sega today released a Japanese dubbing promotional video for "Yakuza Kiwami 3", focusing on the game's Japanese dubbing lineup, but this video once again caused controversy.

In this remake, the main villain Go Hamasaki has been recast, with powerful Japanese actor Teruyuki Kagawa starring and providing face models and dubbing.When this news was announced as early as September, it had already caused dissatisfaction among some players.The reason is not just the incompatibility with the role change - Kagawa himself was revealed to have sexually harassed the female publicist of the Ginza Club in 2022, causing the victim woman to suffer from "severe" PTSD.

According to media reports, Kagawa was accused of sexually harassing two women in 2019.In 2022, he officially admitted through his agency that he had engaged in sexual misconduct with one of the women.Photos of part of the incident were also widely circulated online, showing Kagawa forcibly pulling a woman's hair, sparking public outrage.

Since then, player groups have launched the "#REMOVEKAGAWA" movement on social media, demanding Sega replace Kagawa.However, there has been no response from Sega so far.In the new trailer released this time, the character played by Kagawa appeared on the scene at the 13th second of the video, becoming the first character to appear.

The YouTube comment area was quickly flooded with the "#REMOVEKAGAWA" tag and a large number of critical messages. During Sega's official live broadcast two weeks ago, although a large number of viewers raised relevant topics in the barrage, the host did not respond throughout the entire process.

Many fans pointed out that the "Like a Dragon" series has long criticized and depicted the dark side of society, including condemning sexual harassment. Therefore, allowing an actor who has admitted sexual misconduct to participate in the production seriously violated the spirit of the work.

As of now, Sega and RGG Studio have not commented on the incident."Yakuza: Kiwami 3" is expected to be released on February 12, 2026.It is generally believed that it is almost impossible to change the actors now that the release date is very close, but the calls for action continue to grow.

Kagawa Teruyuki appeared on the show in 2022 and bowed her head to admit her mistake:

YouTube trailer was bombarded by negative reviews:

Screenshot of comments on YouTube: However, many foreign players support Teruyuki Kagawa and hope that Japan will not be affected by these far-left trends in the West.

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