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Kazuki Kasen
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Appearances	[[Appearance::Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]]
Full Name	Kazuki Kasen
Gender	Gender::Male
Place of Birth	Japan
Date of Death	[[Error: Invalid time.\|1998]][[DOD::1998\| ]]
Nationality	Japanese
Home	Japan; Staunton Island, Liberty City
Family	Toshiko Kasen (wife); Asuka Kasen (sister); Kenji Kasen (brother); Yuka (daughter or niece)
Main Affiliations	Toshiko Kasen; Yakuza
Businesses	The Big Shot Casino
Voiced by	Keenan Shimizu
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Kazuki Kasen is a character in the Grand Theft Auto series who appears in Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (set in 1998). He is the husband of Toshiko Kasen, brother of Asuka and Kenji Kasen, the father or uncle of Yuka and the leader of the Yakuza. He is voiced by Keenan Shimizu, who has also appeared in Law & Order.

Character history

Kazuki Kasen was born and raised in Japan with his younger siblings, Asuka and Kenji, later meeting his future wife Toshiko. He, at some point, moved to Liberty City in America and becoming 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. 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 before meeting Kazuki face to face on the top of his casino, killing him. After learning of her husbands death Toshiko, feeling remorse, commits suicide.

Trivia

During the mission A Date With Death, Toshiko states that Kazuki is a samurai. Kazuki is likely to either be a descendent 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.

Mission appearances

GTA Liberty City Stories

Cash In Kazuki's Chips (Killed)

Gallery

Concept artwork of Kazuki Kasen

Concept artwork of Kazuki Kasen

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-{{infobox character
+{{infobox character|
-|name        = Kazuki Kasen
+|image =KazukiKasenGTALCS.jpg
-|image       = KazukiKasenArtwork.png
+|size = 160px
-|size         = 120px
+|games = [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]]
-|games       = [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]]
+|name = Kazuki Kasen
-|gender       = M
+|aka =
-|pob         = [[Japan]]
+|gender = M
-|dod         = [[1998]], in [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]]
+|dob =
-|home        = [[Japan]]<br>Liberty City
+|pob = [[Japan]]
-|nationality  = [[Japan|Japanese]]
+|dod = [[1998]]
-|family       = [[Toshiko Kasen]] (wife, deceased)<br>[[Asuka Kasen]] (sister, deceased)<br>[[Kenji Kasen]] (brother, deceased)<br>[[Yuka]] (possible daughter)
+|home = Japan<br>[[Staunton Island]], [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]]
-|affiliations = [[Yakuza]]
+|nationality = Japanese
-|businesses   = [[Big Shot Casino]]
+|family = [[Toshiko Kasen]] <small>(wife)</small><br>[[Asuka Kasen]] <small>(sister)</small><br>[[Kenji Kasen]] <small>(brother)</small><br>[[Yuka]] <small>(daughter or niece)</small>
-|voice       = [[Keenan Shimizu]]
+|affiliations = [[Toshiko Kasen]]<br>[[Yakuza]]
+|vehicles =
+|businesses = [[The Big Shot Casino]]
+|voice = [[Keenan Shimizu]]
 }}
+'''Kazuki Kasen''' is a character in the [[Grand Theft Auto]] series who appears in [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]] (set in [[1998]]). He is the husband of [[Toshiko Kasen]], brother of [[Asuka Kasen|Asuka]] and [[Kenji Kasen]], the father or uncle of [[Yuka]] and the leader of the [[Yakuza]]. He is voiced by [[Keenan Shimizu]], who has also appeared in ''Law & Order''.
-'''Kazuki Kasen''' is the older brother of [[Kenji Kasen|Kenji]] and [[Asuka Kasen]], both of whom would be the leaders of the [[Yakuza]] in [[Grand Theft Auto III]].
+==Character history==
+Kazuki Kasen was born and raised in Japan with his younger siblings, [[Asuka Kasen|Asuka]] and [[Kenji Kasen|Kenji]], later meeting his future wife [[Toshiko Kasen|Toshiko]]. He, at some point, moved to [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]] in [[United States|America]] and becoming 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]].
-In GTA Liberty City Stories, Kazuki is the current head of the [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]] [[Yakuza]], who have only just begun to claim territory. He realizes that while all of the criminal organizations in the city fight over turf (mainly due to the actions of [[Massimo Torini]]), the Yakuza can move in and claim a decent amount of territory. Kazuki is well-dressed and well-groomed at all times. He is married to [[Toshiko Kasen]] by an arranged marriage, but neglects her, preferring the company of men. After his Yakuza suffer numerous setbacks due to [[Toni Cipriani|Toni's]] actions, Kazuki decides to challenge Toni in a katana duel on the roof of [[Big Shot Casino]]. Toni wins, killing Kazuki.
+Kazuki, who married Toshiko in a pre-arranged marriage, neglects his wife and spends the majority of his time with his men. Toshiko, after hearing of [[Toni Cipriani]] [[Shogun Showdown|destroying]] a Yakuza [[Rhino|tank]], hires him to destroy and humiliate Kazuki, first by having Toni [[More Deadly Than the Male|steal]] a Yakuza munitions delivery and then [[Cash Clash|destroy]] Kazuki's casino takings whilst being transferred. Toni later [[A Date With Death|accompanies]] Toshiko to the [[Fort Staunton Opera House|opera]] before meeting Kazuki face to face on the top of his casino, [[Cash in Kazuki's Chips|killing him]]. After learning of her husbands death Toshiko, feeling remorse, commits suicide.
-In one mission, Toshiko claimed Kazuki is a samurai; this is a factual error as the military nobility had been abolished during the Meiji Restoration in 19th century Japan. However, it could also be assumed that Kazuki may have simply been a descendent of a samurai, or, more likely, followed the derivative of the Bushido code practiced by Yakuza, modified to fit their criminal lifestyle, and so is a "samurai" by way of practice and nickname, not in any official capacity within a literal government.
+==Trivia==
+*During the mission [[A Date With Death]], Toshiko states that Kazuki is a samurai. Kazuki is likely to either be a descendent 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.
-Kazuki Kasen is voiced by [[Keenan Shimizu]].
 ==Mission appearances==
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 ==Gallery==
 <gallery>
-File:KazukiKasenGTALCS.jpg|Kazuki Kasen
+KazukiKasenArtwork.png|Concept artwork of Kazuki Kasen
 </gallery>
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 [[Category:Characters in GTA Liberty City Stories|Kasen, Kazuki]]
 [[Category:Deceased Characters|Kasen, Kazuki]]
+[[Category:Gang leaders|Kasen, Kazuki]]
 [[Category:Gangsters|Kasen, Kazuki]]