Way of the Samurai 4 Characters

Protagonist
Like in previous games, the main character is a nameless rōnin who just came into town. Players can choose a youth, a young man, or a middle-aged man.[7]

Foreign powers

Laura Rita: Blonde, rich, and kind daughter of a noble from Great Britain. She lost her parents, and now comes to Japan as a Goodwill Ambassador to sign a trade agreement. She lives in the foreign settlement called "Little Britain". Voiced by: Yasushi Yurino
Jet Jenkins (aka J.J): The British delegate in Amihama and a regular at the town's "Rising Sun" casino. J.J often wields a pistol, but can also fight with rapier when needed. He loves sushi and wears a pink boxer. Voiced by: Tōru Ōkawa
Melinda (Megamelons) de Cameron: Captain of Laura's escort team, a female knight in golden armour, carrying a claymore. Voiced by: Atsuko Tanaka

Shogunate forces (Bakufu)

Kotobuki Hikaru: Chief magistrate of Amihama and a master swordsman. He is strict, but a good man. Voiced by: Daisuke Egawa
Moro Shigeru: A magistrate skilled in unarmed combat. He cares deeply for his country's future despite his nonchalant look. Voiced by: Daisuke Endo
Kinugawa Onsen: An old Tairō, father of the Kinugawa Sisters. His name Onsen means "hot spring" (Kinugawa is a famous hot spring town). He has a group of ninja, and a double. His hobby is dropping people into a boiling pot. Voiced by: Rokurō Naya
Kinugawa Sisters: Mayu, Chika, and Yuri, 3 sisters who love to torture people. They inherit their father's wickedness, and rule the torture room. The sisters have a group of half-naked slaves, who succumbed to their tortures, to help them torture people and attack whoever try to escape. Voiced by: Miyuki Sawashiro
Toguro: Captain of a ninja group serving Kinugawa Onsen called "Dark Crowns".
Madara: A mysterious masked kunoichi who serves the Kinugawas. Voiced by: Sachiko Kojima

Anti-foreigner forces

Akagi Retsudo: Leader of a group of isolationists fighting to protect the samurai era and Japanese culture. He is reckless, and hates Brits, yankee, and all foreigners in general. Voiced by: Hiroshi Kogami
Kogure Jinrai: A quiet guy, second-in-command of the group. He is Akagi's childhood friend, and always tries to protect him. Uses the Iaido style of sword fighting. Voiced by: Yoshimasa Hosoya
Akemi: This gentle young woman is the owner of a pub, which the group uses to gather information. Her real identity is a kunoichi. Voiced by: Sachiko Kojima

Others

Dojima Gunji: Swordsmith, will gladly work on your swords as long as you have the mon. Same character who appeared in every game of the series so far. This time he has a safer working environment, as the "heat" system was removed, and players need constant weapon repairing, thus having to refrain from killing him. Voiced by: Atsushi Imaruoka
Onna Kenji: A female samurai (her name literally means swordswoman). Same character as the "Sensei" who appeared in the 1st and 3rd games. Voiced by: Megumi Yamato

Way of the Samurai 4 Game Info

Way of the Samurai 4 is a video game developed by Acquire and published by Spike for the PlayStation 3. It is the latest installment of the Way of the Samurai series, released in Japan in March 3, 2011. The game offers a mix of story, combat and event scenes.

So far it is exclusive to the PlayStation 3, and an English version has been announced on January 19, 2012 by Rising Star Games. The release of the game in Europe is planned for release on October 5, 2012. On April 4, 2012, XSEED Games announced they will be publishing the game for the U.S. as a downloadable title on PlayStation Network with a release date set for August 21, 2012.

The game is set in a fictional port called town called Amihama in 1855. Players can create their own samurai and choose to align themselves with one of three factions: the pro-government forces, the anti-government rebels seeking to repel foreigners, or the British Navy stationed in the city to negotiate a peace treaty.