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Ryu ga Gotoku Studio Judgment was launched in Japan in December, but recent legal issues with one of its actors led Sega to stop selling the PS4 game in digital form and by retail. The casting member in question is the actor and musician Pierre Taki, who badures the voice of a yakuza named Kyohei Hamura in Judgment . He is also one of the founding members of the synthpop group Denki Groove, and his acting resume dates back to the last two decades, notably to recent roles in the films Attack on Titan and Shin Godzilla .
Taki was arrested for illegal drug use after the investigators searched his car and his home. Although they found no drugs, a subsequent urine test showed evidence of cocaine use. Taki admitted to having used a small amount and investigators checked his phone for more information.
Japanese drug law is strict, and Sega is just as strict in the end. The company apologized for the inconvenience caused by the stoppage of Judgment sales. She is currently badessing the situation and deciding on next steps. Sega even removed tweets due to the restriction of sales, as expressed in the tweet below.
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– ガ 公式 ア ウ ウ ン (@SEGA_OFFICIAL) March 13, 2019
This is not an unusual punishment with respect to Japan's drug position; The actor Hiroki Narimiya of Yakuza 4 was replaced last year as a result of cocaine allegations. As for the other roles of Pierre Taki, Asahi News reports that Disney is already trying to replace him in Frozen 2 in which he plays Olaf. He expressed the same role in the first film and Kingdom Hearts III .
We will have to wait to see what will happen to Judgment next and if that has an impact on the West Exit, which is to be launched outside Japan on June 25 .
Source: Mainichi News via Kotaku
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Joseph Luster is the publisher of games and the Web at Otaku USA Magazine . You can read his webcomic, BIG DUMB FIGHTING IDIOTS to subhumanzoids . Follow him on Twitter @Moldilox .
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