{"rewrite":{"id":"r_e4e808dcb18ce081d31e0aab","clusterId":"c_e7beda4c28cdfba410d5f1b7","slug":"stranger-than-heaven-trailer-shows-iwaki-s-red-oni-in-1929-kure","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"STRANGER THAN HEAVEN Trailer Shows 'Iwaki's Red Oni' in 1929 Kure","summary":"Sega released the second story trailer for STRANGER THAN HEAVEN on November 13, 2026, covering the 1929 Hiroshima/Kure chapter. The game is RGG Studio's new action-adventure, set across five eras and five cities in Japan between 1915 and 1965 and due January 15, 2027. In Kure, protagonist Shin Daito has taken the sake cup of boss Genzo Iwaki and become a yakuza willing to commit ruthless acts for the clan, earning the name 'Iwaki's Red Oni.' Bunta Sugawara plays Iwaki, recreated in CG with the consent of his bereaved family, and Takeshi Ukaji voices the character. Dean Fujioka plays Yu Mashiro, who works in Kure on a secret mission, while Satoshi Fujiwara and Kohei Tsuji play the younger men who look up to Daito as their older brother. Yasukaze Motomiya plays Tetsuya Hama, Iwaki's aide, who uses Daito for a certain job. Platforms listed are PC via Steam, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S.","whyItMatters":"The Kure chapter is one of five era-and-city trailers, and the remaining entries (Osaka, Atami, Shinjuku) sit between this one and the January 15, 2027 release, so Sega is spending them in sequence as a countdown rather than one burst.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe Kure trailer follows the 1915 Fukuoka/Kokura chapter, released October 16, which covered Daito\u0026#39;s persecution in the United States, his arrival in Kokura, and the chance meeting that led him into show business. Three story trailers remain: 1943 Osaka/Minami, 1951 Shizuoka/Atami, and 1965 Tokyo/Shinjuku.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShin Daito is played by Yu Shirota; the game follows him and Yu Mashiro across five eras and five cities from 1915 to 1965, up to the founding of the Tojo Clan.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCombat is built around controlling the right and left halves of the body separately, per Automaton.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReal-life figures in the cast include Ado and Snoop Dogg, alongside the actors in the Kure chapter.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSatoshi Fujiwara, who plays the younger brother Takashi, is a member of Official Hige Dandism; Kohei Tsuji, who plays Suekichi, is from Nippon no Shacho.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe trailer includes a scene thought to be finger-cutting and, in its second half, one of the songs expected in the game.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePre-orders are open, with the in-game weapon \u0026#34;Dosu Kagekiri\u0026#34; as a bonus; a Deluxe Edition and a packaged Collector\u0026#39;s Edition with an analog record and steelbook are also planned.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eXbox Game Pass support is planned, and the PC release covers Steam and the Microsoft Store.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHiroshima also appeared in Like a Dragon 6: The Song of Life as Onomichi Jingaicho, modeled on Onomichi City. STRANGER THAN HEAVEN is set in the same fictional world but is a separate title.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Bunta Sugawara plays Genzo Iwaki in STRANGER THAN HEAVEN through CG built with his bereaved family's consent, a casting choice that puts a real yakuza-film icon inside RGG Studio's 1929 Kure.","twitterPost":"STRANGER THAN HEAVEN casts Bunta Sugawara as Genzo Iwaki via CG, with his family's consent, placing a yakuza-film icon inside RGG Studio's 1929 Kure chapter.","threadsPost":"STRANGER THAN HEAVEN builds Genzo Iwaki from Bunta Sugawara in CG, done with his bereaved family's consent. RGG Studio is casting a real yakuza-film icon to anchor its 1929 Kure chapter, while Takeshi Ukaji voices the role.","newsletterBlurb":"Sega showed the 1929 Hiroshima/Kure chapter of STRANGER THAN HEAVEN, with Shin Daito now a made man in Genzo Iwaki's clan and feared as 'Iwaki's Red Oni.' The trailer introduces Iwaki, played by Bunta Sugawara in CG, and his aide Tetsuya Hama. Three of the game's five city chapters remain unseen ahead of the January 15, 2027 release.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"4Gamer.net\",\"url\":\"https://www.4gamer.net/games/865/G086590/20261113041/\",\"title\":\"STRANGER THAN HEAVEN Releases Second Story Trailer Set in Kure, Hiroshima; Depicts Shin Daito's Rise in the Yakuza World\"},{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20261113-479233/\",\"title\":\"Like a Dragon Developer's New Game 'STRANGER THAN HEAVEN' Reveals Footage of Its Yakuza-Dense 'Hiroshima/Kure Chapter'; Protagonist and Everyone Around Him Are Hardcore Gangsters\"},{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/11/14/174855.html\",\"title\":\"RGG Studio's New Game STRANGER THAN HEAVEN Story Trailer #2: \\\"1929 Kure Chapter\\\"! 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