After years of fans clamouring for it, Like A Dragon: Ishin! came to the West as a from-the-ground-up remake, but it's not the first time the Yakuza characters have starred in a Japanese period drama. Ryu Ga Gotoku Kenzan (colloquially, Yakuza Kenzan) was the first in the series' many spin-offs, but right now it's only available as an import.
The game's set in the early 1600s at the start of Japan's Edo period, and you play as series regular Kazuma Kiryu – or rather someone who looks like him, and goes by the more archaic name of Kiryu Kazumanosuke. That's just his alias; he's actually Musashi Miyamoto, a legendary swordsman best known for his skill with double-bladed swords. Although Miyamoto's a real historical figure, his reputation means many fictional stories have been written about him, and Kenzan! is just one of them.
