Toshiko Kasen

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Type	CHARACTER
Toshiko Kasen
Appears in	Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
Voiced by	Hana Moon
Appearance
Gender	Female
Biography
Aliases
Also known as	Toshi
Full name	Toshiko Kasen
Nationality	Japanese
Date of birth	Not given
Place of birth	Japan
Fate
Status	Deceased
Date of death	1998
Home	Apartment, Torrington, Staunton Island, Liberty City
Family	Kazuki Kasen (Husband) Asuka Kasen (Sister-in-law) Kenji Kasen (Brother-in-law) Yuka Kasen (Unknown relation)
Main affiliations	Yakuza Kazuki Kasen Toni Cipriani Phil Cassidy
Property
Vehicles	Black Stretch

“It is my earnest wish to destroy a man, Mr. Cipriani. Destroy...not merely kill. I want him and his whole organization weakened and humiliated before he dies. I want him to suffer.”

— Toshiko Kasen to Toni Cipriani.

Toshiko Kasen (Japanese: トシコ・カセン) is a main character in Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories.

She is voiced by Hana Moon.

History

Background

Toshiko is the wife of Yakuza leader Kazuki Kasen.

Toshiko Kasen was born in Japan and moved to Liberty City. She married Kazuki Kasen who became waka gashira of the Yakuza. In her own words she married him because 'he looked like a man and did manly things'. Kazuki preferred to spend his time with his men rather than with Toshiko, leading to her being left friendless, ignored and desperate for help.

Events of Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories

Feeling neglected, Toshiko hires Leone Crime Family made man Toni Cipriani in 1998 to ruin and humiliate her husband after he destroys a Yakuza tank. She first tells Toni to steal a Yakuza munitions delivery, taking them to Phil Cassidy at a small dock in Rockford. Toshiko, happy of giving revenge, hires Toni to destroy the money being moved from Kazuki's casino before taking her to an opera at the Fort Staunton Opera House. After that, the Forelli Crime Family attempt to ambush by smashing the limousine, although Toni manages to return her safely to her apartment. Toshiko, having humiliated her husband and shown her allegiances, tells Toni to kill her husband. Toshiko, feeling free, becomes depressed and releases her pet canary into the wild. Toshiko wanted to be "truly free" and commits suicide by falling out of her apartment window and falling on to a car below.

Mission Appearances

Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories

• Shogun Showdown (Post-mission phone call)
• More Deadly Than the Male (Boss)
• Cash Clash (Boss)
• A Date With Death (Boss)
• Cash in Kazuki's Chips (Boss/Suicide)

Gallery

Concept artwork of Toshiko Kasen.

Alternate artwork of Toshiko of her wearing a dress and with her hair down.

Toshiko Kasen entering the Fort Staunton Opera House during A Date With Death

Toshiko Kasen in GTA Liberty City Stories.

Trivia

• Despite her holding a pistol in her artwork, she is never seen using one and appears to be a very peaceful and tranquil woman in the game, even letting her pet canary out of its cage to fly away into Liberty City before committing suicide. This could be a hint, however, that her personality was initially going to be different than in the finished version of the game.
• She is one of the few character in the Grand Theft Auto series to commit suicide. The others are Brother Leroy, Keith Ham Yel Tun, Hans Nemesis, the SPANKed-up Madmen, Margot, and Wilhelm.

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