In the character's first proper solo run, Wolverine ventures out to Japan where he meets and subsequently falls in love with Mariko Yashida, the heiress of a Yakuza family clan.

M ariko Yashida is an important character in the life of Wolverine, and the upcoming game Marvel's Wolverineshould take a note from James Mangold's The Wolverine by including her. Typically ...

If Yashida needed Wolverine’s mutant healing juice, why did Viper put the mutant gene-suppressing, heart-snacking bug in his chest before they took it? Enh, they had one lying around.

“The Wolverine” takes Logan (Hugh Jackman) to Japan, where he crosses paths with ninjas, ... Yashida, it seems, wants to say more than goodbye and thank you to his old friend.

Currently, Ichirō Yashida is: The timeline changes of X-Men: Days Of Future Past erase Yashida’s death from continuity, but the World War II events of The Wolverine still occurred, so he’s ...

Yashida dies almost immediately thereafter, and while at the funeral Wolverine ends up taking on a slew of Yakuza gangsters who try to kidnap Yashida’s granddaughter Mariko (Tao Okamoto).

Mangold tweeted the photo above along with the text, “A long dolly shot at the Yashida compound on the @WolverineMovie”.The Wolverine is set to be released in movie theaters in the United ...

I’ll have to rely on true comics fans to untangle the appearances of Viper, the Yashida clan and the rather disappointing armored warrior known as the Silver Samurai in “The Wolverine,” and ...

Wolverine sees the Ol' Canucklehead harnessing those emotions as he slices and dices his way through the ninja gang known as the Hand in order to rescue his love, Mariko Yashida. Claremont reveals ...

Wolverine returns, still vigorous and razor-clawed, but in the throes of an existential crisis. ... Logan goes to Tokyo at the behest of Lord Yashida (Haruhiko Yamanouchi), ...

Wolverine was a major player in the original 'X-Men' trilogy. ... He's brought to Japan to help a dying soldier, Yashida (Haruhiko Yamanouchi), who he met during World War II.

Wolverine had his own lovers to woo, hence his short-lived engagement to Mariko Yashida. Wolverine’s intense infatuation with Jean became a much bigger focus in the animated series.