in prison, eventually working his way up to becoming the patriarch of a yakuza clan. Kippei Shiina as Orochi, a member of the Shiromatsu clan who becomes envious of Nick as he not only gains the trust of his sworn brother Kiyoshi, but also the love of his ex-girlfriend Miyu. He ultimately betrays his family and is murdered by Nick in an act of vengeance. Shioli Kutsuna as Miyu, the younger sister of Kiyoshi, who works for the Shiromatsu clan and sports an irezumi tattoo on her back. She becomes attracted to Nick and gets pregnant with his child. Tadanobu Asano as Kiyoshi, a senior member of the Shiromatsu clan who becomes Nick's mentor and sworn brother as he rises through the ranks of the yakuza until his death at the hands of a rival clan. Nao Ōmori as Hiromitsu Seizu, the young patriarch of the Seizu clan who seeks to expand his family's power at the expense of the Shiromatsu. Min Tanaka as Akihiro Shiromatsu, the elderly patriarch of the Shiromatsu clan who refuses to deal with the Seizu, fearing the loss of his family's power. Emile Hirsch as Paulie Bowers, an U.S. Marine lieutenant who served under Nick and threatens to expose him, leading to Nick cutting his throat and burying his corpse with Kiyoshi's help. Rory Cochrane as Anthony Panetti, the American owner of a scrap metal plant who does business with the yakuza despite his racist views of the Japanese. Young Dais as Takeshi Production Development On November 16, 2016, Netflix entered negotiations with Bloom and AFM to acquire exclusive global rights to the film. Casting Michael Fassbender was considered to star in the film when Daniel Espinosa was in talks to direct. Then, Japanese filmmaker Takashi Miike was slated to direct the film with Tom Hardy in the titular role. However, the search for a new lead after Hardy's departure from the project conflicted with Miike's own commitments, which caused his dropout as well. Jared Leto was confirmed to join the cast on April 5, 2016. Leto grew out his hair and beard for most of 2016 to prepare for the role of Nick Lowell and assume the appearance of an American prisoner of war. Tadanobu Asano was added to the cast on May 12. Rory Cochrane was confirmed to join the cast on November 16. Emile Hirsch was added to the cast on December