MAKOTO DAITO
"So, this is Japan..."
Half Japanese, half American. After facing persecution in America, he sets out for Japan. On the voyage, he meets a merchant named Orpheus and Yu Shinjo, a young man who shares similar circumstances. These encounters will change his life forever.
- Portrayed by
- YU SHIROTA
YU SHINJO
"This is my one chance to start over."
Half Japanese, half British. Like Daito, he faces persecution in his homeland and seeks a new life in Japan. He meets Daito aboard the ship to Japan, and the two decide to stick together to survive. Cool-headed and sharp-witted, he is always one step ahead of Daito.
- Portrayed by
- DEAN FUJIOKA
ORPHEUS
"'Taking what's meant to be where it's meant to be.'
That's our motto."
A globe-trotting merchant with an 'open mind' toward the legality of his wares. After discovering Daito stowed away aboard his ship, he teaches him the harsh realities of life in Japan and comes to recognize his talent for music.
- Portrayed by
- SNOOP DOGG
TAE MATSUMOTO
"You know, it's always nice to be requested like this."
A café waitress in Kokura. Also a yakuza's mistress.
- Portrayed by
- MOEKA HOSHI
SUZY DAY
"Well, all right. That sounds like a challenge."
A talented singer who dreams of making it big. After meeting Daito, she begins her rise through the world of show business.
- Portrayed by
- TORI KELLY
HEIGO YASHIMA
"In this business, respect is everything."
A merchant and boss in Kokura. Built up his fortune in trade.
- Portrayed by
- AKIO OTSUKA
KIYOSHI OTSURU
"I feel like the three of us'll get along just fine."
A stylish old man with an unmistakable air of authority.
- Portrayed by
- TOKUMA NISHIOKA
TAKASHI
"Aniki! How's it goin'!?"
Daito's sworn brother, a man who lives for the moment. Also a gifted pianist. Daito's discovery of his gift rekindles his passion for music.
- Portrayed by
- SATOSHI FUJIHARA
The Veiled Stranger
"I been lookin' forever.
And, shit, here you are!"
A man stationed in postwar Japan.
- Portrayed by
- CORDELL BROADUS
KEIKO SHIRAI
"When it comes down to it, those are kinda all I've got."
The diva of wartime Osaka.
- Portrayed by
- Ado
GENZO IWAKI
"Idiot...
Not even sake's enough to stomach him."
The big boss of Kure, with unmatched influence.
- Portrayed by
- BUNTA SUGAWARA
- Voiced by
- TAKASHI UKAJI
TADASHI HATAOKA
"You don’t know who I am?
Some Yashima man you are."
A swaggering, violent yakuza from Kokura.
- Portrayed by
- TAKASHI UKAJI
TAKEO GODAI
"That's wishful thinkin' if I've ever heard it."
A skilled craftsman, and a man of few words.
- Portrayed by
- TAKAYA KURODA
SUEKICHI
"What, the whorehouse again?
You're puttin' those girls to work."
Daito's sworn brother. Carefree, but dependable when it counts.
- Portrayed by
- KOUHEI TSUJI
TETSUYA HAMA
"Stop your whinin', dumbass!"
A young yakuza from Kure. Iwaki's right-hand man.
- Portrayed by
- YASUKAZE MOTOMIYA
AMARU
"No one can really know what goes on in another man's heart."
A man in hiding in Japan.
- Portrayed by
- TUPAC
KIMURA
"Tell you what. Let's at least get something to eat!"
An easygoing nightclub worker in Kamurocho.
- Portrayed by
- DAISUKE SHIBA
