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|image = KazukiKasen-GTALCS.jpg |
|image = KazukiKasen-GTALCS.jpg |
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|size = 160px |
|size = 160px |
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|games = ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]]'' |
|games = ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]]'' |
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|gender = M |
|gender = M |
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| − | |status = [[Cash |
+ | |status = [[Cash in Kazuki's Chips|Deceased]] |
| − | |pob = [[ |
+ | |pob = [[Japan]] |
|dod = [[1998]] |
|dod = [[1998]] |
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|home = [[Staunton Island]], [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]] |
|home = [[Staunton Island]], [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]] |
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| − | |nationality = |
+ | |nationality = [[File:Flag of Japan.png|22px|link=wp:Japan]] [[Japan|Japanese]] |
| − | |family = [[Toshiko Kasen]] <small>(Wife)</small><br>[[Asuka Kasen]] <small>(Sister)</small><br>[[Kenji Kasen]] <small>(Brother)</small><br>[[Yuka]] <small>(Niece)</small> |
+ | |family = [[Toshiko Kasen]] <small>(Wife)</small><br>[[Asuka Kasen]] <small>(Sister)</small><br>[[Kenji Kasen]] <small>(Brother)</small><br>[[Yuka]] <small>(Niece or Daughter)</small> |
|affiliations = [[Yakuza]]<br>[[Asuka Kasen]]<br>[[Kenji Kasen]] |
|affiliations = [[Yakuza]]<br>[[Asuka Kasen]]<br>[[Kenji Kasen]] |
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|vehicles = [[Yakuza Stinger]] |
|vehicles = [[Yakuza Stinger]] |
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'''Kazuki Kasen''' (Japanese: '''加瀬一樹''', K Kazuki Kasen) is a character in the ''[[Grand Theft Auto]]'' series who appears as a minor antagonist in ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]]''. |
'''Kazuki Kasen''' (Japanese: '''加瀬一樹''', K Kazuki Kasen) is a character in the ''[[Grand Theft Auto]]'' series who appears as a minor antagonist in ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]]''. |
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| − | Kazuki is the brother of [[Asuka Kasen]], husband of Toshiko Kasen and brother of [[Kenji Kasen]], the father or uncle of [[Yuka]] and the |
+ | Kazuki is the brother of [[Asuka Kasen]], husband of Toshiko Kasen and brother of [[Kenji Kasen]], the father or uncle of [[Yuka]] and the ''Oyabun'' of the [[Yakuza]]. |
Kazuki is voiced by [[Keenan Shimizu]], who has also appeared in ''Law & Order''. |
Kazuki is voiced by [[Keenan Shimizu]], who has also appeared in ''Law & Order''. |
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==Background== |
==Background== |
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| − | Kazuki Kasen was born and |
+ | Kazuki Kasen was born in [[Japan]] and moved to the [[United States of America|United States]] with his younger siblings, [[Kenji Kasen|Kenji]] and [[Asuka Kasen|Asuka]], later meeting his wife [[Toshiko Kasen|Toshiko]]. He, at some point,became the leader of the [[Yakuza]]. Kazuki began to lead the Yakuza in their attempts to increase their standing in the city, in particular due to the actions of [[Massimo Torini]] and the [[Sicilian Mafia]], and bought a [[The Big Shot Casino|casino]] in [[Torrington]], [[Staunton Island]]. |
Kazuki, who married Toshiko in a pre-arranged marriage, neglects his wife and spends the majority of his time with his men. |
Kazuki, who married Toshiko in a pre-arranged marriage, neglects his wife and spends the majority of his time with his men. |
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==Trivia== |
==Trivia== |
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*During the mission [[A Date With Death]], Toshiko states that Kazuki is a samurai. Kazuki is likely to either be a descendant of a samurai or to follow the Bushido code practiced by the Yakuza, becoming a samurai by way of practice and nickname. The official title as a military nobleman was abolished during the Meiji Restoration during the nineteenth century. |
*During the mission [[A Date With Death]], Toshiko states that Kazuki is a samurai. Kazuki is likely to either be a descendant of a samurai or to follow the Bushido code practiced by the Yakuza, becoming a samurai by way of practice and nickname. The official title as a military nobleman was abolished during the Meiji Restoration during the nineteenth century. |
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| ⚫ | *It is sometimes alluded to that Kazuki is a closeted bisexual. When Toshiko tells Toni that Kazuki "prefers the company of his men", she then asks "Do you understand?". Kazuki later teases Toni when he says "I am going to enjoy thrusting my sword into you", to which Toni does not respond, and soon after tries to have Toni killed outside of his samurai code of honor. |
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| ⚫ | *It is sometimes alluded to that Kazuki is a closeted bisexual. When Toshiko tells Toni that Kazuki "prefers the company of his men", she then asks "Do you understand |
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*Furthermore, on the game's official website, an email is shown from Kazuki to Kenji, saying he feels very guilty about something he isn't telling Toshiko. He writes "Many times, I have killed a man, afterwards, just to keep him quiet", and that "now there is someone special, but I am a man, not a rat, skulking in a sewer". Toshiko discovers the email and sends it to an anonymous forum for life advice. |
*Furthermore, on the game's official website, an email is shown from Kazuki to Kenji, saying he feels very guilty about something he isn't telling Toshiko. He writes "Many times, I have killed a man, afterwards, just to keep him quiet", and that "now there is someone special, but I am a man, not a rat, skulking in a sewer". Toshiko discovers the email and sends it to an anonymous forum for life advice. |
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| + | *Even if Kazuki gets beheaded with a [[katana]], his corpse appears with his head in place in the following cutscene. |
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| − | *During the final duel with Kazuki on the heli pad, after losing some health he will call his bodyguards, which are armed with deadly M4 rifles, to attack player. This may cause player's instant death. However, with a katana, player can directly behead Kazuki and his bodyguards will disappear. So using katana againest Kazuki is strongly recommended. |
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==Mission Appearances== |
==Mission Appearances== |
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Revision as of 22:33, 30 October 2014
Kazuki Kasen (Japanese: 加瀬一樹, K Kazuki Kasen) is a character in the Grand Theft Auto series who appears as a minor antagonist in Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories.
Kazuki is the brother of Asuka Kasen, husband of Toshiko Kasen and brother of Kenji Kasen, the father or uncle of Yuka and the Oyabun of the Yakuza.
Kazuki is voiced by Keenan Shimizu, who has also appeared in Law & Order.
Background
Kazuki Kasen was born in Japan and moved to the United States with his younger siblings, Kenji and Asuka, later meeting his wife Toshiko. He, at some point,became the leader of the Yakuza. Kazuki began to lead the Yakuza in their attempts to increase their standing in the city, in particular due to the actions of Massimo Torini and the Sicilian Mafia, and bought a casino in Torrington, Staunton Island.
Kazuki, who married Toshiko in a pre-arranged marriage, neglects his wife and spends the majority of his time with his men.
Events of GTA Liberty City Stories
Targeted
Toshiko, after hearing of Toni Cipriani destroying a Yakuza tank, hires him to destroy and humiliate Kazuki, first by having Toni steal a Yakuza munitions delivery and then destroy Kazuki's casino takings whilst being transferred. Toni later accompanies Toshiko to the opera.
Death
Toni later attacks Kazuki's casino, killing many of his men, and facing him in a sword duel, resulting Kazuki's death. After learning of her husband's death, Toshiko, feeling remorse, commits suicide. After his death, his siblings become the new co-leaders of the Yakuza.
Trivia
- During the mission A Date With Death, Toshiko states that Kazuki is a samurai. Kazuki is likely to either be a descendant of a samurai or to follow the Bushido code practiced by the Yakuza, becoming a samurai by way of practice and nickname. The official title as a military nobleman was abolished during the Meiji Restoration during the nineteenth century.
- It is sometimes alluded to that Kazuki is a closeted bisexual. When Toshiko tells Toni that Kazuki "prefers the company of his men", she then asks "Do you understand?". Kazuki later teases Toni when he says "I am going to enjoy thrusting my sword into you", to which Toni does not respond, and soon after tries to have Toni killed outside of his samurai code of honor.
- Furthermore, on the game's official website, an email is shown from Kazuki to Kenji, saying he feels very guilty about something he isn't telling Toshiko. He writes "Many times, I have killed a man, afterwards, just to keep him quiet", and that "now there is someone special, but I am a man, not a rat, skulking in a sewer". Toshiko discovers the email and sends it to an anonymous forum for life advice.
- Even if Kazuki gets beheaded with a katana, his corpse appears with his head in place in the following cutscene.
Mission Appearances
- GTA Liberty City Stories
- Cash In Kazuki's Chips (Killed)
Gallery
Template:GTA Liberty City Stories Characters