Haruto Sawamura (澤村 遥勇, Sawamura Haruto) is a character first featured in Yakuza 6. He is the son of Haruka Sawamura and Yuta Usami.
Involvement[]
Yakuza 6: 2015-2017[]
Haruto is born while Haruka is in hiding to protect him from the Saio Triad, with Toru Hirose helping them keep a low profile. Haruto is raised by her in relative peace until Shu Tatsukawa finds them and lures Haruka to Kamurocho. Tatsukawa tries to take him from her, but she escapes when she realizes his true intent. Tatsukawa chases them down in a car, but loses control, causing Haruka to fall into a coma after shielding Haruto from the car impact, with Haruto coming out unscathed.
Kazuma Kiryu first meets Haruto in the children's ward at the Touto University Hospital after he learns of Haruka's coma. Concerned that child services would have Haruto sent to an orphanage where he couldn't help or even reach the infant, Kiryu wanted to take care of him, much to Akiyama's disagreement as that would mean Kiryu would be kidnapping him, causing the two to fight it out, with Kiryu emerging victorious.
In order find the biological father, Kiryu takes Haruto to Hiroshima to learn more Haruka's whereabouts while he was in prison. During his stay in Hiroshima, a local bartender named Kiyomi Kasahara helps Kiryu in taking care of him. Later on, Kiryu allows the Hirose Family members to play with and assist in taking care of him, with Yuta (who at this point is unaware of their relation) changing his diapers most often. Kiryu leaves Haruto in Kiyomi's care whenever he needs to take care of something.
Hirose kidnaps Haruto while Kiryu, Yuta, and Nagumo are tracking Tatsukawa in Kamurocho in order to lead everyone to Ryunan Shrine where he reveals many details about the infant. During the discussion about Haruto's heritage and Haruka's escape from Onomichi, Jingweon Mafia members gather in front of the shrine. While Kiryu takes them on, the Hirose Family members flee with Haruto, tossing the baby amongst each other as if he were a rugby ball to try and keep the enemy's hands off of him. The Jingweon are able to successfully abduct him afterwards and take him to an offshore cargo storage platform, where Joongi Han reveals to Kiryu that he intended to use the baby as leverage to get Yuta to assassinate his biological father Big Lo. After defeating Han, Kiryu takes Haruto back and gives him to Yuta, who apologizes to his son for his underworld ties putting him and his mother in danger.
Father and son reunited, Yuta discusses how he can protect Haruto from the Saio at Kiryu's apartment. The three later travel to Tokyo and have Makoto Date relocate him to Haruka's room, where contact with his mother causes her condition to improve. Yuta eventually finds himself in the same room to watch over his son and the still-unconscious Haruka after Kiryu heads back to Onomichi. Several hours later, Haruto holds Haruka's hand, causing her to wake up from her coma. Later on, Kiryu returns to take Yuta, leaving Haruto with his mother under Date's watchful eye after they relocate once more, however, Jiro Honjo leads disguised Yomei Alliance members to them, causing Haruto and Haruka to be abducted.
The two are brought to a warehouse in Hiroshima, where they are held as Tsuneo Iwami's hostages and Kiryu is forced to take hits for them until the Hirose Family members come to the rescue. Iwami, after being defeated, orders Sugai to shoot the hostages. Haruka instinctively curls up around her son and Yuta runs in front of them with his arms outstretched, but it is ultimately Kiryu who takes the bullets for the three of them. Haruto and his parents gather around and watch sorrowfully as his adoptive grandfather passes out from his wounds.
One month following Iwami's defeat, the Onomichi residents say farewell to Yuta, Haruka, and Haruto as they move to Morning Glory Orphanage. The couple along with their fellow orphans help Haruto walk, with Yuta recording video footage of him. Haruto notices the declared-dead Kiryu watching and reaches out to him, but he steps out of sight before Haruka can see him. Haruto struggles walking on his own and falls but Haruka continues encouraging him and he manages to get back up on his feet and walk towards her.
Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name: 2019[]
At the age of four, Haruto has learned to read and write. He draws a picture of Kazuma Kiryu and the Morning Glory Orphanage residents, which is placed at Kiryu's grave.
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth: 2023[]
Now around eight years old, Haruto travels to Kamurocho with his mother to see his ailing grandfather.
Trivia[]
- Like Haruka, Haruto continued to adopt the last name of Sawamura. Both adopted maternal last names. It is unknown if Yumi Sawamura did the same.
- Haruto's name is initially only seen in hiragana, which is normal for babies, and written out in katakana in the original Japanese subtitles. Haruka later reveals that the kanji characters are 遥 from her name and 勇 from Yuta's.
- In the Chinese version, it was mistakenly translated as 遥人 until the simplified Chinese version of Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth was re translated as 遥勇, while traditional Chinese still uses 遥人.
Gallery[]
Yakuza 6[]
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Ryu Ga Gotoku Online[]
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Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name[]
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth[]
Notes[]
- ↑ The given birth years of 2015/2016 are an estimate based on Haruto's age and are not intended as a substitute for an official date.
References[]
- ↑ Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, Settings - Character Profiles - Haruto Sawamura, Yakuza 6: The Song of Life (Tokyo: SEGAWP, 2016), PlayStation 4/Windows/Xbox One.— Yakuza 6: The Song of Life
Haruka's baby, who Haruka risked her own life to protect during the hit-and-run in Kamurocho. He looks to be under a year old.