Taiga Saejima

Taiga Saejima (冴島 大河, Saejima Taiga) is a recurring main character in the Like a Dragon series. He is featured as a protagonist in Yakuza 4 and Yakuza 5. He is also featured as a supporting character in Yakuza 6, Yakuza: Like a Dragon, Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name, and Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth.

After slaying eighteen members of the Ueno Seiwa Clan and surviving to receive the death penalty, Saejima earned the nickname "18-Counts Saejima" (18人殺しの冴島大河, Jūhachinin-goroshi no Saejima Taiga). He is the former patriarch of the Saejima Family and a former lieutenant of the Tojo Clan.