The first main installment of the [i][[Ryuu ga Gotoku (series)|]][/i] series.

After spending 10 years in prison for taking the fall of a murder committed by his [[Nishikiyama Akira|best friend]], former yakuza, [[Kiryu Kazuma]] tries to investigate the events that transpired while he was absent. While investigating, he meets allies such as police detective, [[Date Makoto]] and a child linked to one of Kiryuu's childhood friends, [[Sawamura Haruka]].

Received a remake in 2016 in the [i][[Ryuu ga Gotoku 0]][/i] engine, titled [i][[Ryuu ga Gotoku Kiwami]][/i]. 

Also known as:
[i]Yakuza[/i]
[i]Yakuza Kiwami[/i]
龍が如く