{"version": "1.0", "type": "rich", "title": "Downside of apparently casting established actors in the Yakuza series: I think they're starting to reuse some\ufffc\ufffc\ufffc, so I'm...", "author_name": "kontextmaschine", "author_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "provider_name": "kontextmaschine", "provider_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "url": "https://kontextmaschine.com/post/618569425379016704/", "html": "<p>Downside of apparently casting established actors in the Yakuza series: I think they&rsquo;re starting to reuse some\ufffc\ufffc\ufffc, so I&rsquo;m straining to figure if similar voices and character models represent the same <i>character</i>, the same <i>actor</i>, or just tropaic underworld <i>types</i></p><p>Upside: Kiryu&rsquo;s meeting a new minor character and there&rsquo;s a beat of buildup as he knocks on the door then it&rsquo;s like &ldquo;holy shit\u2026 BEAT TAKESHI?&rdquo;</p><p>(Also not even knowing the professional wrestlers they cast as the tower defense gang leaders, the bit in Kiwami 2 where they all rag on each others&rsquo; distinct styles of incomprehensible mumbling is hilarious)</p>"}