History ShoutOut / YakuzaLikeADragon

* One substory has you investigating a [[Franchise/Fridaythe13th hockey mask wearing, machete wielding murderer]].

* High-level Survivalists wear [[RedEyesTakeWarning red-eyed]] [[GasMaskMooks gas masks]] and military armor dyed black, in reference to Franchise/ResidentEvil's very own HUNK.

[[caption-width-right:350:You can't have an epic final showdown in a ''VideoGame/{{Yakuza}}'' game without the Millennium Tower...]]

** On a meta-level, the fact that both of Solid Snake's voice actors (sans Creator/KieferSutherland, sadly) are in this game - in the form of [[Creator/AkioOtsuka Adachi]] in the Japanese audio and [[Creator/DavidHayter The Bartender]] in the English dub. \n** The Bartender running a bar called Survive Bar, which is not only a CallBack to [[spoiler:Kashiwagi's (supposed) death back in ''VideoGame/Yakuza3'']], but also a reference to the [[VideoGame/MetalGearSurvive most recent entry]] in the ''Metal Gear'' series.

* [[Film/Oldboy2003 Getting imprisoned for 18 years and coming out as a socially-awkward weirdo hellbent on revenge]]? Ichiban shares Dae-su's haircut, and the final battle [[spoiler:is an assault on a skyscraper]].

* The partier category of enemies dress and pose like [[VideoGame/EarthBound New Age Retro Hippies]].

** [[Film/{{Scarface}} Scarredface]]

** [[VideoGame/{{Earthbound}} New Age Hippie]]

** [[Film/RoboCop RoboCook]] is about a cybernetic chef who loses his memories of who he used to be and focuses only on cooking as efficiently as possible, until the smell of a familiar recipe brings him back to his former life.

* There are a few shout-outs to ''Franchise/MetalGear'' here and there, too.

---> '''Kasuga''': No response, huh? It's just a drunk.

** On a meta-level, the fact that both of Solid Snake's voice actors (sans Creator/KieferSutherland, sadly) are in this game - in the form of [[Creator/AkioOhtsuka Adachi]] in the Japanese audio and [[Creator/DavidHayter The Bartender]] in the English dub. \n** The Bartender running a bar called Survive Bar, which is not only a CallBack to [[spoiler:Kashiwagi's (supposed) death back in ''VideoGame/Yakuza3'']], but also a reference to the [[VideoGame/MetalGearSurvive most recent entry]] in the ''Metal Gear'' series.

* There are a few shout-outs to ''Franchise/MetalGear'' here and there, too. \n** On a meta-level, the fact that both of Solid Snake's voice actors (sans Creator/KieferSutherland, sadly) are in this game - in the form of [[Creator/AkioOhtsuka Adachi]] in the Japanese audio and [[Creator/DavidHayter The Bartender]] in the English dub. \n** The Bartender running a bar called Survive Bar, which is not only a CallBack to [[spoiler:Kashiwagi's (supposed) death back in ''VideoGame/Yakuza3'']], but also a reference to the [[VideoGame/MetalGearSurvive most recent entry]] in the ''Metal Gear'' series. \n** And if that wasn't enough, at one point, Bartender casually mentions being attacked by a helicopter. Which has happened to Solid Snake [[VideoGame/MetalGear1 more]] [[VideoGame/MetalGear2SolidSnake than]] [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid once]].

* One of the musician's skills is called [[Music/MichaelJackson "We are Are the globe".Globe".]]

* There are a few shout-outs to ''Franchise/MetalGear'' here and there, too.

* One of the playable pachislot minigames is themed after ''[[Manga/FistOfTheBlueSky Souten no Ken]]''. Bizza
** Any DNA missing from its primary source seems to be taken from [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure a certain part one heavily inspired by the source's series.]]

* One of the musician's skills is called [[Music/MichaelJackson "We are the globe".]]
* There are a few shout-outs to ''Franchise/MetalGear'' here and there, too.
** On a meta-level, the fact that both of Solid Snake's voice actors (sans Creator/KieferSutherland, sadly) are in this game - in the form of [[Creator/AkioOhtsuka Adachi]] in the Japanese audio and [[Creator/DavidHayter The Bartender]] in the English dub.
** The Bartender running a bar called Survive Bar, which is not only a CallBack to [[spoiler:Kashiwagi's (supposed) death back in ''VideoGame/Yakuza3'']], but also a reference to the [[VideoGame/MetalGearSurvive most recent entry]] in the ''Metal Gear'' series.
** And if that wasn't enough, at one point, Bartender casually mentions being attacked by a helicopter. Which has happened to Solid Snake [[VideoGame/MetalGear1 more]] [[VideoGame/MetalGear2SolidSnake than]] [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid once]].

** The Essence of Russian Roulette is extremely similar to the way the main protagonists unlock their persona using an Evoker (which takes the form of a gun) in ''VideoGame/Persona3''.

** Ichiban is accompanied by a (retired) detective named Adachi throughout his adventure. You sure we're not talking about [[VideoGame/Persona4 Tohru Adachi]] here? [[spoiler:No, don't worry. This one isn't a serial killer.]]

** Who's the Sixth Chairman of the Tojo Clan? [[Creator/RogerCraigSmith Sonic]], of course!

** One of its racers, Suguru from the Drift Musketeers, bears a striking resemblance to [[WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles Edna Mode]]. Whether or not it's intentional is debatable.

* During the Ono Michio substory, the real Ono-Michio figurines have blue-and-white pinstriped shirts, similar to those worn by [[Literature/WheresWally Waldo]].

* In another party chat, Adachi talks about a movie he watched a while ago but couldn't remember the name of. He says it's a boy meets girl movie and thinks the movie was called 'My Pancreas Wants To Scream', a possible reference to the novel which was adapted into a movie; ''Literature/IWantToEatYourPancreas''.

* At the end of the “Home Run Heroism” substory, a weeping Kasuga remarks that it’s a good thing [[Film/ALeagueofTheirOwn there’s no crying in baseball]].

** And if that wasn't enough, at one point, Bartender casually mentions being attacked by a helicopter. Which has happened to Solid Snake [[VideoGame/MetalGear1 more]] [[VideoGame/MetalGear2SolidSnake than]] [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid once]]

* The Seagull Cinema takes its' name from a similarly-named business in ''VideoGame/TakeshisChallenge''.

** Saeko and Sae have the same voice actor in English, as well as both having a younger sister being voiced by [[Creator/CheramiLeigh Cherami Leigh]]. Not only that, Saeko has an attack where she uses a roulette wheel, of which [[spoiler:the latter's boss form is fought on.]] This might be a stretch but is most likely intentional.

** Any DNA missing from its primary source seems to be taken from [[Series/JoJosBizarreAdventure a certain part one heavily inspired by the source's series.]]

** Any DNA missing from its primary source seems to be taken from [[Series/JoJosBizrreAdventure a certain part one heavily inspired by the source's series.]]

* One of the playable pachislot minigames is themed after ''[[Manga/FistOfTheBlueSky Souten no Ken]]''.
** Any DNA missing from its primary source seems to be taken from [[Series/JoJosBizzareAdventure a certain part one heavily inspired by the source's series.]]