{"rewrite":{"id":"r_4d7a1c1a48a00f1c7d1409b5","clusterId":"c_6be96878937176a49eb954b2","slug":"rgg-studio-mourns-hiroshi-tsuchida-voice-of-kazuki-in-like-a-dragon","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"RGG Studio Mourns Hiroshi Tsuchida, Voice of Kazuki in Like a Dragon","summary":"RGG Studio posted a memorial statement on its official X account after the death of voice actor and actor Hiroshi Tsuchida, who played Stardust owner Kazuki in the Like a Dragon series. The studio offered condolences and prayers for his soul. Tsuchida's roles also included Igazu in ARMORED CORE VI FIRES OF RUBICON, Grisha Yeager in Attack on Titan, and NinjaBlue in Ninja Sentai Kakuranger. In Like a Dragon 8, Kazuki appeared in the Ending Note content.","whyItMatters":"The statement comes from the studio itself rather than a family or agency notice, which puts RGG Studio on record for a supporting role that ran from Like a Dragon Kiwami through Kiryu's Ending Note in Like a Dragon 8.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eKazuki ran the host club Stardust, a fixture of the Like a Dragon series, and Tsuchida voiced him from Like a Dragon Kiwami onward. The character\u0026#39;s last series appearance came in Like a Dragon 8, where he turns up in the Ending Note content that looks back on Kazuma Kiryu\u0026#39;s memories and life.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOutside the series, Tsuchida played Igazu in ARMORED CORE VI FIRES OF RUBICON, Lightning McQueen in the Japanese dub of CARS, and Grisha Yeager in Attack on Titan. In tokusatsu he was a regular cast member as NinjaBlue in Ninja Sentai Kakuranger.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Hiroshi Tsuchida's Like a Dragon role was Kazuki, the Stardust owner, and that character returned in Like a Dragon 8's Ending Note content. RGG Studio's tribute treats a supporting part as part of the series' history.","twitterPost":"Hiroshi Tsuchida's Kazuki was a supporting role, but RGG Studio's tribute names him as part of Like a Dragon's history.","threadsPost":"Hiroshi Tsuchida voiced Kazuki, the Stardust owner in Like a Dragon, and the character reappeared in Like a Dragon 8's Ending Note content. RGG Studio's memorial statement gives a supporting role the same weight as a lead, which says something about how the series treats its cast.","newsletterBlurb":"RGG Studio posted a memorial statement on X after the death of voice actor and actor Hiroshi Tsuchida, who voiced Stardust owner Kazuki in the Like a Dragon series. Kazuki's last appearance in the series came in Like a Dragon 8's Ending Note content. Tsuchida's other roles included Igazu in ARMORED CORE VI FIRES OF RUBICON and Grisha Yeager in Attack on Titan.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/10/20/173838.html\",\"title\":\"RGG Studio Issues Memorial Statement Following Death of Voice Actor/Actor Hiroshi Tsuchida; He Played \\\"Stardust\\\" Owner \\\"Kazuki\\\" in Like a Dragon\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4776,"outputTokens":697,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1792488130,"createdAt":"2026-10-20T09:16:48.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-20T09:21:06.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-20T09:21:06.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_6be96878937176a49eb954b2","canonicalTitle":"声優/俳優・土田大さんの訃報を受け、RGGスタジオが追悼声明を発表。『龍が如く』では「スターダスト」のオーナー「一輝」を演じる","representativeArticleId":"a_c19dcda9e56c29f17c331f8d","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Yakuza\",\"Like a Dragon 8\"],\"studios\":[\"RGG Studio\"],\"people\":[\"Dai Tsuchida\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-20T08:00:03.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-20T08:00:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-20T09:21:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/10/20/173838.html","title":"声優/俳優・土田大さんの訃報を受け、RGGスタジオが追悼声明を発表。『龍が如く』では「スターダスト」のオーナー「一輝」を演じる"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Yakuza","Like a Dragon 8"],"studios":["RGG Studio"],"people":["Dai Tsuchida"],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}