Ganryu was disqualified from sumo due to match fixing. left with no other career options, he joined heihachi mishima in tekken as a fighter. in this game, he faced off against yoshimitsu and lost, losing his ill-gotten gains. later, ganryu worked for kazuya mishima in tekken 2. during the second king of iron fist tournament, ganryu fell in love with michelle chang, who was unaware of his feelings. after defeating him and the disappearance of kazuya, ganryu returned to japan.