Stranger Than Heaven Special Look Showcase
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44:02 [panting] Huh?
44:33 Neither couldn't.
44:49 [music]
44:52 I'll find a place where I'm not [music] alone.
44:59 That right there.
45:00 [music]
45:02 That's the Japan you've been dreaming about.
45:05 [music]
45:09 Wow.
45:10 Jesus.
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45:31 Just what are we trying so hard to protect?
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45:54 What's your story?
45:56 [music] Just a pony for the some things never change.
46:03 Obsessing over one man's death.
46:08 [music] That's no way to live a life.
46:11 I know, but I can't just live it alone.
46:15 If I don't settle [music] this, my life can't ever begin.
46:21 Stranger [music] like the cracks of all s
46:31 through the memories and hush in the air.
46:37 [music] [music] I found [music] a place alone.
47:00 You know, we could always just make our own our own country.
47:06 It's the only choice we have.
47:08 Our only way [music] forward is to make a place for ourselves.
47:13 That settles it.
47:14 Makoto, if this country won't accept us,
47:18 we'll cut out our own right from underneath it.
47:22 Stranger [music] to heaven.
47:33 [music] my [music] way.
47:45 Won't you come here?
47:46 You'll never look back.
47:48 Don't shine [music] till you're part of this.
47:51 Stranger my way.
47:55 Won't you come here?
47:56 You'll never str.
48:05 Hey, Japan.
48:09 Come on, join the fun.
48:11 It's our homecoming song, America.
48:15 This is my home and nothing's going to change that.
48:19 [music and singing] [music] Oh, stranger heaven.
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48:59 [music] [music] Xboxive director.
49:34 for [music] [music] [music] San American.
50:26 [music] [music] [music] Fore [music] [music] [music] rise.
51:21 Rise and shine, you two.
51:40 [music] I play Orpheus, an international smuggler who only has one rule.
51:47 Taking what's meant to be where it's meant to be.
51:50 If you want it, I can get it for you.
51:54 See this fella here?
51:56 [music] It's his job to keep troublemakers like you out.
52:04 [music] Thanks to you, we had to remind you, feel me?
52:10 And I play a character connected [music] to Makoto, you and Orpheus.
52:13 But I can't get into too many details.
52:15 So, let me tell you about Orpheus.
52:17 See, Orpheus, he a one-stop [music] shop for any
52:20 and all contraband that his underworld connects may require.
52:24 I'm talking weapons, [music] ammunition, gold, silver, green, white,
52:29 a little bit of this, a little bit of that.
52:31 even state secrets.
52:32 He always delivers.
52:34 The name Orpheus, [music] that's just a nickname, nothing more.
52:38 He's a dangerous globe charter, and that's all anyone knows about him for sure.
52:43 Yeah.
52:43 Makoto [music] and you, those little punks were just the same in the beginning
52:47 until the moment they spat out those last
52:49 words when their asses [music] were going to be
52:52 left for good in the middle of the Pacific.
52:55 Want to tell me why you're here?
52:59 I want to go to Japan.
53:02 We got nowhere [music] left in this world.
53:04 That's why we heading to Japan.
53:07 Take a good look.
53:09 That right there, that's the Japan you've been dreaming about.
53:14 See, Orpheus realizes in that moment that maybe what [music]
53:17 he's destined to deliver are the lives of these two boys.
53:21 Getting there is one thing,
53:23 but how will these kids survive in this place [music] stranger than heaven?
53:28 Maybe even that coldblooded [music] dealer felt a spark of curiosity.
53:33 Taking advantage of the fact that he speaks Japanese,
53:35 Orpheus brings Makoto on as his sidekick, [music] his wingman.
53:40 Through countless jobs and deals,
53:41 Makoto learns the tricks of the trade on how to stay spooned and groomed,
53:45 dipped and whipped, zooted and booted, gooted and looted.
53:48 I ain't going to go too, [music] but the harsh edge of the business and how
53:51 adults blow off steam if you know what I mean.
53:54 Now that's when Orpheus [music] discovered the kid
53:56 has a talent that nobody seen coming.
53:59 That's singing.
54:00 His skill still had a long way to go.
54:03 But that passion in him, nobody [music] can ever match that.
54:08 Music is the great equalizer.
54:09 It transcends barriers, captivates and unites people.
54:13 Mardo was always an outsider wherever he went.
54:16 And [music] finally, he found a place he could call home.
54:19 Where he belongs, where he's treated equal.
54:22 A legendary [music] smuggler shrouded in mystery and a boy with nowhere to go.
54:26 Their meeting and their party sets this strange story in motion.
54:32 But this is only the prologue to a much bigger story.
54:35 [music] One that begins within their meeting in 1915 and unravels
54:39 through 50 years of Makoto's relentless unforgiving fight to survive.
54:43 Things the [music] era wouldn't allow.
54:45 Things society wouldn't forgive.
54:48 A sweeping saga of men drawn together across time by the strange twist of fate.
54:54 It's the story [music] of men who fought, clawed,
54:57 and struggled to carve out a place
54:59 for themselves in a Japan undergoing violent change.
55:02 So keep your eyes on the characters we [music] bring to life,
55:05 on the choices they make and the paths they walk.
55:10 Japan is pretty slick, ain't it?
55:13 Welcome to Japan, fellas.
55:17 Fore [music] [music] you A man [music] of mixed western and Japanese heritage.
55:51 U has grown up in a world that doesn't quite know where to place him.
55:55 Not unlike Makoto.
55:57 You first meets Makoto on Ofus' ship where they're nearly thrown overboard.
56:03 And from [music] that moment on, their lives are intertwined.
56:08 Makoto is impulsive [music] and brash.
56:11 You, on the other hand, is a realist, sharper,
56:15 and more calculating than most, always thinking several steps ahead.
56:20 Upon reaching Kokura, you and Makoto make a daring escape from Ovis's ship.
56:26 Looks like this is where we part ways.
56:28 Good luck out there, Makoto.
56:30 You too.
56:31 See you on the other side.
56:32 Till then,
56:33 while Makoto faces [music] extreme hardship
56:36 adapting to a new language and culture,
56:38 you adapts rather quickly and even finds work,
56:42 becoming quite comfortable as a westerner in Japan.
56:46 [music] I see you got a new get up.
56:49 You're working here now.
56:50 [music] I am.
56:53 And I see that you're exactly the same.
56:56 Still just another [music] noame loser.
57:01 But Yu's heart hides a major weakness.
57:04 He simply can't leave his fatal friend Makoto behind.
57:10 Through all the persecution, [music] Makoto wants more than anything to carve
57:14 out a place of his own in Japan.
57:18 You, however, as a man of great ambition, seeks something more.
57:23 He doesn't want to just survive in Japan.
57:26 He wants to reshape it.
57:28 If the world won't make room for him, he will build the new [music] one.
57:33 These ideas soon clash and our stoways decide to walk separate paths.
57:38 [music] But fate of course has other plans.
57:42 A unique opportunity presents itself years later
57:45 and reunites them as partners in show business.
57:50 Adopting the fame Yashima name from their Kokula days.
57:54 Makoto and you then enter a chaotic and unpredictable new
57:59 chapter [music] in Minami as Osaka's latest and greatest showman.
58:05 Chir Makoto with years of Yakuza experience [music]
58:08 from his time in Hiroshima becomes a true force
58:12 to be reckoned with as he tangles with Osaka's
58:15 many crime syndicates [music] and even the Italian mafia.
58:21 Naturally with Makoto as the brome [music] that leaves
58:24 you to play the brains using his wit and intellect.
58:29 You navigates the world of underground entertainment leading
58:32 to a face off with the Japanese government.
58:35 Makoto Daito [music] and Yu Shinjjo.
58:38 One path, two different stries.
58:42 And that's only the beginning.
58:44 30 years after meeting at sea,
58:46 the world is changing around them, giving way to even greater tragedy.
58:51 [music] From here, the story has to conclusion almost no one could predict.
58:57 But that's only part of it.
58:59 This is far more than a story about crime or ambition.
59:02 [music] It's a story of identity, belonging,
59:06 history, a story of friendship, of lives, of wills determined not only to spin
59:13 the wheel of [music] fate, but to shatter it.
59:16 Rags to riches.
59:18 It's a tale as old as time [music] and more fitting than ever.
59:22 It is my hope you will experience this [music] remarkable tale for yourself.
59:37 Strangers.
1:00:04 Strangers.
1:00:04 Fore!
1:00:17 Foreign!
1:00:18 Foreign!
1:00:30 Thank you.
1:00:40 [music] [music] Thank you.
1:01:21 Fore [music] speech.
1:01:47 for [music] After Orpheus recognizes his talent for music,
1:02:25 Makoto discovers that he has a keen ability to find the music
1:02:29 in everyday life and can memorize sounds as ideas for future compositions.
1:02:35 Makoto can take note of many different sounds from across [music] town.
1:02:39 Whether that's the hustle and bustle of the streets,
1:02:43 [snorts] a call from a wild animal, or even the sound of his enemies mid combat.
1:02:57 New ideas [music] can come from just about anywhere.
1:03:00 These sounds will also vary depending on the era,
1:03:04 location, and [music] time of the day.
1:03:06 At night, Makoto might listen in on a neighbor's snoring,
1:03:13 the call of hungry crows flocking to freshly scattered crumps,
1:03:18 [screaming] or distant howls [music] echoing from afar, the list goes on.
1:03:25 By collaborating with various composers he will encounter,
1:03:29 Makoto can combine and arrange these sounds
1:03:32 he has gathered to help create original compositions.
1:03:38 [music] At first, Makoto gives singing a try for himself.
1:03:43 So, you sing or no?
1:03:47 Yeah, I guess I do.
1:03:50 Then you might try making some money with it.
1:03:55 What?
1:03:55 However, he later [music] finds his true calling as a showman,
1:03:58 producing and managing gigs and performances for other artists.
1:04:03 Find a singer with talent and do all you can to make them a star.
1:04:10 They call that a showman.
1:04:14 As a showman, Makoto will decide the structure of each show,
1:04:19 [music] handle the promotion and finally stage the thing itself.
1:04:32 close my eyes,
1:04:34 earning more and more money with each success.
1:04:38 Another key element of being a showman is scouting those with a gift for music.
1:04:42 [music] By gathering info from around town,
1:04:44 Makoto can find new singers and musicians to take part in his productions.
1:04:51 As the story progresses, Makoto will grow close to a wide range of individuals,
1:04:56 each possessing unique [music] and remarkable abilities.
1:05:00 Still, among all this new talent in Makoto's life as a showman,
1:05:04 the most impactful are undoubtedly the singers, some who you may know already.
1:05:55 Piano.
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1:05:58 Foreign!
1:06:09 piano.
1:06:18 Huh?
1:06:33 [music] story.
1:06:47 [music] [music] You will meet Susie when Makoto and you
1:07:19 travel to the seaside city of Atami in 1951.
1:07:22 1.
1:07:23 1951 is a moment of great change in Japan.
1:07:27 A time when American influence has flooded
1:07:29 in, creating new trends in language, music, and fashion.
1:07:33 This collision of east and west results
1:07:36 in a unique era that exudes both optimism and melancholy.
1:07:40 Atami is one of Japan's most notable tourist destinations.
1:07:44 My character Susie intends to sing on the largest stage in that city.
1:07:49 there.
1:07:49 The course of her life is permanently altered when she meets Makoto and you.
1:07:56 So, what did you think?
1:07:59 Brilliant.
1:07:59 Stranger Than Heaven brings players inside [music] Japan's show
1:08:02 business world at this pivotal moment in the country's history.
1:08:05 And unsurprisingly, showbiz's customs and culture turn out
1:08:09 to be just as cutthroat as the underworlds.
1:08:12 As a singer, working on this project and portraying [music] this character
1:08:16 was an absolute honor and unlike anything else I've done before.
1:08:20 In addition to my voice acting, I worked with Satoshi Sun,
1:08:23 who plays [music] Tekashi, on crafting the theme song for the game.
1:08:27 I love being able to combine acting and singing in a single project.
1:08:31 And I [music] am so thrilled for players to experience what we've cooked up.
1:08:37 [music] My heart stranger than heaven.
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1:13:57 forchech.
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