I just realized why he picked the name Kuwana as his alias. It means 917 , the exact day Mitsuru jumped from the balcony

everybody gangsta till the ex teacher and lawyer start floating

The best part of the ending is that Kuwana just gets away with it. He walks away and they can’t (and won’t) do anything to stop him. It’s so much better than the predictable “The sympathetic main antagonist realizes the error of their ways and dies tragically” syndrome many Yakuza bosses suffer from

A bit of fun fact: Kuwana's VA, Yamamoto Koji, once acted with Kimura Takuya in a drama, "Karei Naru Ichizoku"(The Family) on 2007 as his brother.

The fact that Yagami and Kitakata were both right is amazing writing .... This is top 3 RGG game for me

I really enjoyed Kuwana's character as a whole. He was neither your friend nor enemy. He just acting for his own and wanting to atone for his own "sin." As he trying to make up for it, he unfortunately have a huge case of Lost Judgment.

I honestly wasn’t expecting this to be the final boss, I nearly ran out of healing items thanks to Soma’s teleportation. But the dynamic intro, music and build up is unforgettable.

For a 40 yr old, Kuwana knows how to make a fight so exciting.

While Soma's fight was epic, Kuwana's is certainly emotionally-driven.

Dude, I just wanna say I appreciate you not posting the final boss in the thumbnail. I already beat the game, but it’s great you’re not spoiling it for others! Props!

Kuwana is the greatest antagonist RGG have ever created, and Lost Judgement’s story was nothing short of a masterpiece.

Kuwana's final, weak punch on Yagami's face tells more than a thousand words.

Yakuza 0: There can be only one Dragon Lost judgment: There can be only one Kung Fu.

At first, I thought that Yagami was a bit redundant with Sawa-sensei. But then this ending of the game made me realize how important it was for Yagami to repeat her name to Kuwana and Rei. For Kuwana, he still neglected to mention Sawa when talking about justice. For Rei, she was finally able to understand Yagami, and see how her sense of justice and Kuwana's aren't fair because they failed to protect innocent people like Sawa from getting hurt. Some people may agree with Kuwana's definition of justice, where it's okay to justify a good cause at the cost of innocent lives. Others may agree with Yagami's definition of justice, where you should deliver justice without unintentional harm. And in reality, we do agree with different types of justices depending on what we know, the scenarios, who's involved, and our cost/benefit analysis. It's hard for us players to not agree with Yagami and Kuwana to some extent.

From me saying "who the fuck is this showoff" to me tearing seeing Kuwana walking away in the shadows, goes to show how excellent the writing in this game man.

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="892">14:52</a> Man, Kuwana’s scream really hits hard

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="208">3:28</a> The build up to that beat drop and then having it drop as soon as the fight starts was perfectly synced

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="266">4:26</a> holy fuck that exchange was badass

I’m gonna say it Kuwana is easily my favorite final boss in the franchise

Kuwana is easily a top 5 RGG character for me after this game

You know a bossfight is amazing when you come to KZfaq to watch it again.

Kuwana's scream before the fight starts sums up so many things he wanted to say, so much frustration. Really well made. So symbolic. :)

First time that I'm actually rooting for the boss

I love the role Sawa played in this game. Since the moment she died, there was no way for Kuwana to convince Yagami anymore. Because from Yagami’s perspective, there is no way anything that’s just and righteous can result in sacrificing Sawa. (Especially given how she died, and how sad the murder scene was) That was truly the point where Yagami and Kuwana are destined to go against each other

I just realized that all of Kuwana's fighting styles mirror Yagami's. His first style mirrors the Crane Style His second mirrors the snake style And the third is a combination of both, mirroring the Tiger Style

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="400">6:40</a> the timing and how it seemed to flow with the music

Best villain in the series Jin is a enjoyable character but his motives and reasons for killing is justifiable and his boss fights and themes are amazing and the one thing that Jin gets that most Yakuza villains don't get is screen time which helps flesh him out more

I think that Kuwana is the best rival for Yagami in term of story and battle.

Kuwana can’t even be classified as a villain or an antagonist imo. Most of the other antagonists had an irrationally selfish motive for their actions, Kuwana’s actions were based on a different perspective of the same idea of justice that Yagami also has. To sum it up, it’s really intuition vs reasoning in regards to justice. Kuwana is definitely one of the best characters in the series. A character like him definitely adds more depth and meaning into the fight.

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="186">3:06</a> Bro, this scene is just top notch man

Let's hope that this is not the last game from Judgment series, i hope sega and kimutaku's agency will have a new deal so that the series can continue. I personally hope that Judgment will at least have trilogy i can be satisfied with that but if they want to make more i think 5 is enough for a closure to the series👍 After that they can focus on the new series.

Kuwana is a great character. To sum him up, he's like a _foil_ (essentially, "what if _thing_ happened to the protagonist") to Yagami. They both share the same _Dig in Your Heels_ attitude and both have an _Unwavering Belief_ in their versions of justice. They both go beyond the reach of the law to reach their justice, but _how_ they do it is what makes the difference. The two are in conflict, causing a clash between them. The thing is... neither of them is wrong, but there's no right answer to the situation. It really is left to the player to choose who's stance on the matter is the most morally correct, when the answer is... neither.

Man even after finishing this game, I still can’t get over this ending. I started from Yakuza 0 and then had a whole marathon of RGG games for each month last year. It was for sure a wild and awesome ride. Wherever the Yakuza and Judgement goes from here on out, I’ll happily follow it.

Honestly if the Judgement games continue without Yagami due to Kimura, I could maybe see Kuwana being a viable protagonist going forward. But preferably I still want Kimura to continue the series as Yagami.

This is an amazing game I hope they don't drop the series suddenly as it was rumoured in the past on Twitter.

Kuwana is one of the best written characters in the series

I didn't expect much from Kuwana at first, so that build up had me at the point of tears.

"She's(Sawa) not even here to speak for herself. If we turn a blind eye to that now, how is that justice?!" I like how the ending makes a full circle right back to the bullying with Koda in the second chapter...when Yagami said that the real problem are her classmates turning a blind eye to the injustice and bullying happening in front of them. Just brilliant.

Japan of RGG world is where everyone a master martial artist Case in point: Kuwana, a 40yo Japanese teacher, can put Neo from the matrix to shame

FUCK this game is so good. It’s rare when a game makes me doubt if I did the right thing. The story is just so morally gray and I love it, and at the end of it all, Kuwana wasn’t brought to any sort of “justice” and not much was really resolved in terms of the confrontation of ideals. Both sides have some real push to them, each driven and influenced by the different emotional experiences and logical takeaways they’ve each had from them. LJ is my favorite game RGG Studios has made hands down

Man, this game is fucking GOTY

if we dont get a judgment 3 itll be a crime against gaming humanity <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="186">3:06</a> absolute chills when the eat drops

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="622">10:22</a> That brutal roundhouse kick again.

The Sequel of this game and the third franchise of Judgment will be titled "Don't judge a book by It's cover" Or "Judgment Day".

Can we take a moment and appreciate how crisp these in-engine cutscenes/dynamic intros are getting

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="395">6:35</a> "Whoops I forgot my nap time" Also rhtymes too. Well played, Leon.

While i can see where Kuwana is coming from against bullies , the fact that people can change seems to be conflicted against it. And most of all , does the victims wanted all of this to happen ? If Toshiro is still alive , will he condone about what his father did ? Mitsuru at least knows what his mother did , and i don't think he's happy with it.

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="198">3:18</a> Kuwana’s scream was very personal

never heard of this game before now, randomly saw the thumbnail. watched the fight and the cut scene. WOW this game is dope!

Kuwana's a fucking great character, man.

Kaito bringing up the fact there may be no true right answer is peak. Not your standard who is right, what is wrong? Just 2 beliefs colliding. Might makes right.

What an excellent boss battle there! I say congrats to you on finishing Legend which I also finish it in Legend in a short amount of time!

I could tell at the end you wanted to do the Tiger Dances with Crane and I love that you went for it for the finish.

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="191">3:11</a> this camera angle give me a goosebumps, RGG Studio capture this scene really epic

it would be funny as hell if Yagami later propose to be their lawyer. Like "hey, um,... now that you've turned yourself in, do you want to hire me as your lawyer?" XD

The game was overall incredible, but to answer your question from the description- I felt the biggest fault was Sawa being used as a plot device to prove Kuwana's justice was false, in pretty much every scene with him. Kuwana himself was a fantastic antihero, I'd go as far as to say he was the main character of the game, although there were definitely a lot of missed opportunities with him. Might also be my favourite final boss theme of all time. 8.5/10, just wish it had more of what made it great. Also i predicted Kuwana was going to be a villain from the opening of the game, I was high and when he appeared in the OP, something about his eyes made me feel "Wow, there is so so much darkness inside of him, what is he harbouring?" Can't believe his eyes alone told me that, I guess it's a testament to RGG's amazing motion capture and the actor himself

i went to a steakhouse and ordered a steak i asked them for medium rare when i got my order they brought “Lost Judgement Jin Kuwana Final Boss OST” i had to give it back, it was raw as fuck

That was *THE BEST* ending and boss fight I have *_EVER_* encountered in my gaming career. Music ✅ Stages ✅ Bosses ✅ Wow.... it'll be a while before anything holds a candle to this game. Absolutely iconic.

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="370">6:10</a> Awesome combo; very Tekken-like.

After beating this game I can 100% say this is the best RGG game of all time in terms of story (how the fuck did they not include it in TGA?), combat and characters.

yo that punch miss reminds me of Kiryu and Saejimas fight in Yakuza 4

I have to tip my hat to the naming of this game. Kuwana is "Lost Judgment", or at least how I think a lot of us will see it. Similarly to how Ichiban is not a Dragon, but Like a Dragon.

This game was super interesting to me because very few characters felt like genuine villains. I guess Bando and Soma were the only ones that the term really feels applicable to, unless you want to agree that the status quo should be kept and collusion tolerated as long as it's to maintain "order". Kuwana, Kusumoto, and Ehara definitely were sympathetic and it's clear that they were doing what they thought was right, but I think the problem is that their idea of justice is vigilantism. Kuwana and his group made it quite clear, whether they were able to admit it or not, that they were okay with innocents getting caught and killed in the crossfire as long as they get their goals accomplished, almost no different than Soma. Their problem also was that their idea of justice only works AFTER people have already suffered. Kuwana only seemed to kill bullies after their victims were already dead. How does that stop bullying? How does that inspire people to change? His mindset doesn't foster community or preventative measures, it fosters fear and that being even harder is how you survive a cruel world, which is a reason why people bully to begin with. Again, it's similar to Soma and his quote “First comes pain, then the fear. You have to start with pain. Fear won’t work if you haven’t given them a reason.” Despite how much Soma and Kuwana hate each other, I thought it was interesting how similar their methods and mindsets could be at times. Of course, Kuwana is also a foil to Yagami, both wanting justice but trying to get it in different ways. The reason why I think Yagami was right was, like I said before, his method of dealing with bullying helps foster community, camaraderie, and most importantly, trust and openness. He uses Sawa as an example of how Kuwana's methods can cause collateral damage and how keeping these secrets can lead to fear, which are great points, but one thing I think they should've touched on a bit more here is what Yagami and Amasawa (surprisingly enough) talked about: A good detective solves incidents before they occur. THIS is the mindset that Yagami prides himself on, and I wish he told it to Kuwana, too. As shown by Yagami's methods when helping Koda and in the post-credits cutscene, Yagami's approach to get bullies to change seemingly did more good than anything Kuwana did. The law isn't perfect and needs to evolve, but it all starts in the community. This is definitely the most morally gray game in the series, and I really love it for that. It starts out SLOW, probably one of the slowest in the series, but by the end they weaved a pretty complex and interesting story. Definitely tied with Judgment for me, since they both had their strengths and weaknesses. My order for best to worst in the series is now probably: 0 > 6 > Judgment = Lost Judgment > 3 > 7 > 5 = Kiwami > 4 > Kiwami 2

Kuwana reminds me Wen Hai Lee from Yakuza 0. They are pretty same, they both are ready to sacrifice anything and everyone to protect those they want to protect. But here is a catch: Kuwana was a teacher and became a killer and Wen Hai Lee was a killer and became a "God's hand".

Awesome fight and follow-up scenes!

From bullying case into the darkside of justice. Man, bullying is now have a very massive cause effect. On my country, there's a bullying victim that getting charged by assaulter as "defamation". Thos is when law in my country is now getting worse. Almost never protect the victim that makes me sad everytime. That's why, the educational about the effect of bullying is needed for prevent such a bigger cause. Very fitting the title: Lost Judgment

He has the most badass looking Mortal Attack in the game

gotta say. that was some fine acting by Koji Yamamoto

Somehow they managed to outdo Kuroiwas boss fight

That fucking scream though. Im 90% sure the voice actor broke his vocal chords with that.

I genuinely was flabbergasted when I started hearing the strings and the choir, didn’t think a former high school teacher would have such a based theme

Kuwana is the best antagonist RGG have ever written

"But who's to judge the right from wrong." "Violence breed violence, but in the end it has to be this way." This whole fight really remind me with this lyric from one of MGR ost.

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="397">6:37</a> Prefect Timing music

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="586">9:46</a> am I the only one finding this segment beautiful? The music synching up with the EX is just *chef's kiss*

Truly one of a legend fight

The fact that Kuwana has same fighting styles as Yagami to pinpoint through pure gameplay perspective the conflict of two justices is poetic cinema.

Heartwarming! This Dedicated Teacher Vows To Teach His Students For The Rest Of Their Lives

This game has so much swagger I can’t refuse buying it.

I dont care if you call me weak, after following their stories and get emotionally involved, i was like "No guys, please don't... i dont wanna see this fight, please, the game is finish, end of story, please stop." but they both dont wanna give up their justice, they both right fuuuck!! The way they didnt write "Final boss" or whatever description but simply, just "Jin Kuwana" i drop a tear and pain in my throat, the music didnt help, it was amazingly epic and sad matching perfectly with the situation. Its second time i watch it and still have a tear. I never had feeling like this for a video game. This studio is incredible, thanks to the writers, true writers! Hollywood and people in TV-shows should hire them to write characters, they should take note seriously! I didnt felt that attach to characters since awhile!!

I'd say that Kuwana aka Kitakata is Judgment's version of Yoshitaka Mine from Yakuza 3.

I have watched such a captivating storyline in such a long time. Both games' story is so good. I hope there is a third one..a forth one..and more

I was not expecting Lost Judgment to be as good as it was. Kuwana is probably my favorite antagonist in the entire yakuza franchise, and the game is probably one of my favorite yakuza games, along with Yakuza 0. Everything to the content, the awesome combat system, and the story, the game was just perfect. 10/10.

Sorry Shibusawa, but you have to agree that the hype on this one is higher.

Sawa sensei shouldn't have been killed, but she lost her life as a result being in touch with Kuwana. No matter how much Kuwana justifies his form of justice, but there will always be Sawa sensei who didn't do anything, but still lost her life that's why Yagami kept bringing her because that's the hole in Kuwana's form of Justice that innocents will lose their life, if he continues that path. Whereas Yagami being relying on Law too much and there will be innocent people who will not get justice and the criminals will get away with it because of lack of evidence, that's why Kuwana keeps bringing Mitsuru because he was a victim of the law which couldn't give him justice. Thus this battle of right and wrong is just a matter of perspectives and this battle will keep going on forever because no single answer exists.

I love how the dynamic intro is a nod to the Saejima Vs Kiryu intro

In terms of an adrenaline rush you get from it, this fight (As a game) actually meets the level of Aizawa.

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="394">6:34</a> The music here fits really well with the heat action!

Kuwana is truly an endearing character, he is to Yagami what Mine is to Kiryu. Similar characters but who have evolved differently. I think it's one of the rare times that I was rooting for the boss. Yagami was wrong,

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="393">6:33</a> the music and fight are so connected it's amazing

Soma is the story's final boss. Kuwana is Yagami's final boss.

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="249">4:09</a> "hol up just give me a sec" *SCARFS DOWN TWO BENTOS MID FIGHT* "ok continue"

Your play is always amazing.

Real curious as to what they're gonna do for Kaito's story in the season pass next year. There's no way they can top this but I bet they can get pretty damn close.

Loved how this boss fight felt truly like you were both evenly matched and that you were having a truly even fight

Looking at Kuwana's fighting style and the way he fights in the video, it seems like it was the combination of all of Yagami's fighting style into one where it was more focused in countering, dodging, and grappling like Yagami's Snake style judging from the way his stance and his hands position but he can attack with fast and precision strike kinda like Yagami's Crane style, it was kinda like Wing-Chun but with wider legs position in his stance..... But hey, it was only from my observation so far so don't judge me too hard for that, besides I'm not an expert in observing something so i appreciate it if someone correcting my comment about Kuwana's fighting style

When Kuwana threw his phone down, I flinched and thought that the building would explode 💀

kuwana has probably turned out to be my favorite antagonist in the series, if i can even call him that the villain role definitely goes to soma

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="396">6:36</a> That was fucking awesome

Koji Yamamoto is such a fucking great actor