- ve iled ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Democratic ▁Party ). ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁series , ▁both ▁Ho jo ▁and ▁As ami ▁succeeded ▁in ▁their ▁amb itions . ▁Ho jo ▁successfully ▁un ited ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁major ▁Y ak uz as ▁under ▁his ▁b anner ▁to ▁extend ▁the ▁lon ge vity ▁of ▁Y aku za ▁( through ▁educational ▁reform ) ▁while ▁As ami ▁successfully ▁became ▁the ▁young est ▁nominated ▁politician ▁to ▁become ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁Japan . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁their ▁journey , ▁they ▁returned ▁to ▁where ▁it ▁all ▁began , ▁Camb odia . ▁Unfortunately , ▁As ami ▁died ▁due ▁to ▁ill ness . ▁ ▁Char acters ▁▁ ▁Port rayed ▁by : ▁T oshi ya ▁Nak as awa ▁Don ▁of ▁the ▁. ▁As ami ' s ▁child hood ▁friend , ▁he ▁is ▁heading ▁towards ▁dom ination ▁over ▁Japan ' s ▁Y aku za ▁corpor ations . ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁story , ▁Ho jo ▁runs ▁for ▁the ▁Diet . ▁ ▁Port rayed ▁by : ▁H iro sh i ▁A be ▁Am bit ious ▁and ▁strong - w illed ▁politician . ▁He ▁lived ▁in ▁Camb odia ▁with ▁Ho jo ' s ▁family ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁As ami ' s ▁personal ▁nem esis ▁is ▁Isa oka . ▁ ▁An ▁" old ▁fo x " ▁with ▁all ▁the ▁connections ▁one ▁can ▁imagine ▁at ▁every ▁economic , ▁polit ic ▁and ▁illegal ▁level ▁possible . ▁He ▁served ▁a ▁prison ▁sentence ▁in ▁Sug amo ▁Pr ison ▁after ▁World ▁War