Masayoshi Tanimura 谷村正義

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Born in 1981.

Masayoshi Tanimura is the "son" of [[Taigi Tanimura]].

He is fluent in several Asian languages as well as Japanese, he can speak Chinese, Korean and Tagalog. It is revealed in a substory that his mother was half-Thai.

His character model is based on Hiroki Narimiya who also voices him.

Ryuu Ga Gotoku 4 / Yakuza 4

Affiliation:

  • Community Safety Division of the Kamurocho Police Department (KPD).

Tanimura is trying to find out who killed his father 25 years ago.

This leads him into Saejima's hit on Yoshiharu Ueno, a case that his father, Taigi Tanimura, also an inspector, died following.

Chapters:
  • {{Yakuza 4 Part 1 Chapter 1 The Mysterious Loan Shark|Part 1 Chapter 1 The Mysterious Loan Shark}} - Tanimura has a cameo appearance where he finds{{Shun Akiyama| Shun Akiyama}} near the body of {{Masaru Ihara}}.
  • {{Yakuza 4 Part 3 Chapter 1 The Parasite of Kamurocho}} - gets questioned by Sugiuchi over Ihara's shooting and reprimanded by Hisai for being caught in a Mahjong parlour. Tanimura tries to find out who snitched him up. Goes to his hideout in Homeland and finds out some information on Yasuko's whereabouts. When he catches up with her the Shibata Family intervene which ends up with him going to the docks where he eavesdrops a conversaton between Kazuo Shibata, Hiroaki Arai and their captor.
  • {{Yakuza 4 Part 3 Chapter 2 The Mastermind}} - at Homeland Tanimura and Yasuko have a long talk about their intertwining fates. She is leaving for Okinawa and wants Tanimura to pick up the 100 million that Katsuragi is blackmailing her for. Tanimura bumps into Nair on exiting Homeland. On collecting the money Tanimura is contacted anonymously by {{Kage the Florist|Kage}} who hooks him up with Katsuragi. Tanimura meets up with Katsuragi who reveals who killed the 18 men in the Yoshiharu Ueno Hit and that there are higher forces involved with the killer of his father. Tanimura then has to escape the Ueno men and get back to Homeland where he is greeted by Hisai.
  • {{Yakuza 4 Part 3 Chapter 3 Door to the Truth}} - Hisai tells Tanimura that he might find some more information on his father's killer in Archive Room 13 of the TMPD. Tanimura finds a report that names the other detective on the case and he goes back to Homeland and tells Zhao.
  • {{Yakuza 4 Part 3 Chapter 4 As A Detective}} - Tanimura goes to Sky Finance to return the 100 million and finds out Akiyama's involvement in the plot. Akiyama gets a tip off from Kido that Mishima is at the docks and wants protection in exchange for information so Tanimura who suspects that someone in the Tokyo Police is steering some of the events sets up a meeting to try and smoke out the culprit. Mishima reveals to Tanimura, Katsuragi's involvement with the police and is then shot. Tanimura follows the perpetrator and eventually after a chase and fight get's him to reveal that he was a yakuza plant in the force and that hekilled his father and together with Katsuragi planned and executed the Yoshiharu hit.
  • {{Yakuza 4 Part 4 Chapter 2 To Kamurocho}} - At Homeland Tanimura explains to Zhao the current state of events. Akiyama has been evicted from his offices by the District Attorney so he came to see Tanimura.
  • {{Yakuza 4 Part 4 Chapter 3 The Encounter}} - Yasuko meets up with Tanimura and Akiyama in Children's Park who then take her through the sewers. Tanimura gives her his gun and tells her to run on ahead whilst they deal with her persueer. It turns out it is Kiryu who they fight. After being beaten Tanimura and Akiyama catch up with Kiryu in Kage's office who tells them all that Katsutragi and Kido took Yasuko.
  • {{Yakuza 4 Part 4 Chapter 4 Chain of Betrayals}} - Tanimura is back at the New Serena with Date, Kiryu and Akiyama where they reveal their information to each other. Kiryu calls Katsuragi from Tanimura's cell to set up a meeting.
  • {{Yakuza 4 Part 4 Finale Requiem}} - When Kiryu and Saejima gets back to the New Serena and inform the others of Yasuko's death, Tanimura has a girly fit. Tanimura and Akiyama go up on the roof of Sky Finance to encourage Taiga to help finish off the plan. Back in New Serena the hatch up the plan and agree to carry it out. After paying respects to Yasuko, Tanimura goes with the other 3 playable characters to stand up to their foes. In the epilogue Tanimura is paired up with Date who has been reinstated back on the force. They both seem to be working under Sudo.
Other sections
  • {{Yakuza 4 Substories}}
  • {{Yakuza 4 Nair's Kumite}}
  • {{Yakuza 4 Police Scanner}}
  • {{Chihiro Ikki}} - Chihiro is a hostess for Tanimura
  • {{Yakuza 4 Hostess Maker}}
  • {{Yakuza 4 IF7-R}} ‎ - Tanimura's avatar appears as one of the opponents.