Akira Nishikiyama

Akira Nishikiyama is a major supporting character featured in Yakuza 0 and the main antagonist of Yakuza/Yakuza Kiwami. Originally a member of the Dojima Family, he goes on to become the patriarch of the Nishikiyama Family. Nishikiyama has a muscular build and loose, black shoulder length hair in Yakuza 0, as well as the prologue in Yakuza/Yakuza Kiwami and flashback sequences in Yakuza Kiwami. In Yakuza/Yakuza Kiwami, his hair is slicked back. Nishikiyama's tattoo depicts a red koi swimming upwards and was tattooed by Utabori. The koi is red with white fins and red scales with white edges. T...

As seen in Yakuza 0, Nishikiyama started off to be very loyal and supportive towards his friends and family such as Kiryu and Kazama. He often hangs out with Kiryu, and frequently banters about his inadequate taste in fashion. Despite being forced by the Dojima Family to fight against Kiryu, Nishiki...