Kiryu reveals he has cancer - Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth 

I love how Kiryu brings up the radiation leak as if he hadn't spent over 30 years non-stop drinking, smoking and eating street food.

When he said in the trailer he had cancer i was sure it was because of how much he smokes... Wasn't expecting to be because a radiation leak.

I like the part where Ichiban is in denial where he find out about the cancer. He keep saying that "We should get him to the hospital" while Kiryu is saying "I already done that"

im gonna say that kiryu already was getting lung cancer but the exposure to radiation caused it to progress faster.

Kiryu now reminds Snake in MGS4 They both have half a year left

so he got cancer from one of those substories... damn... Also, hearing Ichiban argue with Kiryu takes me back to 0 when Nishiki argue with Kiryu, trying to end his life so the Tojo did not capture him

Ichiballs kasuga almost shit his pants when kiryu got up

so it was exposure to radioactive waste... _on top_ of the _many decades_ of chronic drinking and smoking, right?

I doubt it was the radiation that was the only culprit, it would've been decades of physical stress that would've been the fuse, but the radiation that set it off.

Ichiban and Tomizawa reacting just like the fanbase. Honestly It's good thing for Kiryu to reveal he has cancer early in the story, rather than revealing it during the final act.

50+ years old, chronic smoker, chronic stress, acute radiation exposure = very high risk of cancer. I think its unnecessary to add nuclear waste plotline, but him working there actually tells a lot. It would be very hard to find a job for him, and its probably an itself a reference to elderly voluenteers working at Fukushima. Kiryu just followed his life of sticking out for others the best he can, not caring for the risks. People like him are welcomed in jobs like that, because they've got nothing to lose, they wont be missed, and theyre at high risk of diseases from old age anyway. Acute radiation exposure + breathing it radioactive dust and isotopes would have massively increased the risk, not to mention that for elderly people the exposure massively increases the risk. I've grown to accept this plot point over time, especially considering they never say that this work is what caused it directly. Man, metastases happen on latest stages, people get bedridden at these point. And Kiryu's still one of the most dangerous people around

Okay. This was made perfect. That music when he's in the shower. The whole argument between Ichiban and Kiryu was very much like that of Kiryu and Nishiki back in 0, and to put it in there...These devs DON'T hold back any punches.

It is well-documented that working in nuclear waste facilities has a high risk of contracting cancer from radiation poisoning.

0:19 lmao, for a second I thought Tomizawa's whistle was the sound effect for Kiryu drinking

All those years of smoking and drinking finally got em

Majima is gonna come up with a cancer cure just so he can keep fighting Kiryu

GUYS DONT WORRY IT WAS A MIX UP. See the doctor IN Radiology thought it was cancer in the images. But thats just how Kiryu's Brain and organs look after all the beatings, bullets, and stabbings Its also why his memory is so bad that he forgot to ask the Florist for help looking for Haruka instead of a homeless Kickboxing Loan shark in 6...

kiryu is just japanese workaholic person. ain't nothing gonna stop him from working. i'm sure he'll get chemo and linac stuff and drink some staminan spark and tiger drop the cancer in no time. after that he'll retire with sayama and live a beautiful life until the end. after all he's been through, he at least deserves a happy ending right?

If you can see yellow fume, it's probably not low level radiation.

There was ALOT of smoking references in Like a Dragon Gaiden (that's saying something for this franchise), like the writers was setting it up for this scene.

I'm going to fucking cry.

No wonder. He's working as a biohazard containments Depot.

I really love when Kiryu says "we'll decide who gets the floor with a game of rock, paper, scissors." Shows he doesn't want special treatment even while sick or dying

Kiryu: *Saying that he got cancer because of radiation leak.* Also Kiryu: *Non-stop alcohol drinking and cigar smoking.*

Dw guys its rubber cancer

That’s the shocking effect

I kinda find it funny how Tomi was in shock too as if he knew Kiryu for a long time

Kiryu got cancer Arthur morgan got TB These characters :'(

To think this might be his end, I always wanted him to end up with Kaoru…It’s sad to see him so thin and tired.

Arthur Morgan has TB and dies on top of mountain Kiryu has cancer and lives short life in misery

Damn when Kiryu will be happy from Yakuza 1 to 8 he run into problem and more problem

Does anyone know what the name of the track that plays when Tomi and Ichi are talking after Kiryu goes to shower? I’ve been looking and can’t find it on the soundtrack

My goodness

Dispsite all that, Kiryu stay strong. He honestly amazing. It sad tho because of cancer.😢

Bite me, Sega.

pero que mierda !!!! CANCER !!! EL DRAGON DE DOJIMA !!!????? no kiryu ,tu no

Kiryu: *absorb radioactive Also Kiryu: "That's rad" New fighting style unlocked: The Cancer of Dojima

will Kiryu ever recovered from cancer

Bro's gonna die a virgin💀 Rip tho.

Kiryus so strong only mutated cancer kiryu cells can kill kiryu

We all thought that he got cancer from drinking and smoking

Kasuga is Nishiki 2.0 😂

All jokes side. This scene got to me personally. I recently lost my grandma from cancer January 2024 and the timing that Yakuza is one of my favorite series and the newest entry releases a month after she passes. I had to stop playing for a moment cause it hit me.

I still think this is one of the stupidest fucking plot points I've ever seen for this series