HARUKO
Koichi’s daughter
books: 08 THE FIRES OF THE GODS
location: Arson Case, HEIAN KYO (The Capitol City)
HASEO
a huge burly prisoner
books: 04 ISLAND OF EXILES, 06 THE CONVICT'S SWORD
location: SADOSHIMA (Sado Island)
HIDEO
Servant to the old lord
books: 03 BLACK ARROW
location:
HIDESATO
An unemployed soldier
books: 01 - THE DRAGON SCROLL
location:
HIGEKURO
Crippled instructor in martial arts
books: 01 - THE DRAGON SCROLL
location:
HISAMATSU
A judge
books: 03 BLACK ARROW
location:
HITOMARO
An unemployed swordsman
books: 02 - RASHOMON GATE
location:
HOKKO
The abbot of the Buddhist temple
books: 03 BLACK ARROW
location:
Hoshina
Jirokichi’s girlfriend; owner of a wine shop
books: 08 THE FIRES OF THE GODS
location: Arson Case, Heian Kyo (The Capitol City)
IHARA
Police lieutenant, Tora's curse
books: 06 THE CONVICT'S SWORD
location:
IKUGORO
Sergeant of constables
books: 04 ISLAND OF EXILES
location: SADOSHIMA (Sado Island)
INSPECTOR OSAWA
Tax inspector
books: 04 ISLAND OF EXILES
location: SADOSHIMA (Sado Island)
ISHIKAWA
Graduate student at the Imperial University
books: 02 - RASHOMON GATE
location:
ISHIKAWA
Mrs’ Ishikawa’s son, steward to Lord Sadanori
books: 07 THE MASUDA AFFAIR
location: OTSU
JASMIN
A prostitute
books: 01 - THE DRAGON SCROLL
location:
JIROKICHI
burglar, aka ‘the Rat’
books: 08 THE FIRES OF THE GODS
location: Arson Case, HEIAN KYO (The Capitol City)
JISAI
A peddler
books: 01 - THE DRAGON SCROLL
location:
JISEI
crippled prisoner
books: 04 ISLAND OF EXILES
location: SADOSHIMA (Sado Island)
KAIBARA
Steward to the Uesugi family
books: 03 BLACK ARROW
location:
KANEHARU
a small merchant
books: 08 THE FIRES OF THE GODS
location: Arson Case, HEIAN KYO (The Capitol City)
KATA
An infamous owner of a martial arts school
books: 06 THE CONVICT'S SWORD
location:
KATSU
a mine guard
books: 04 ISLAND OF EXILES
location: SADOSHIMA (Sado Island)
KATSUMI
Kiyowara Kane ‘s son and heir
books: 08 THE FIRES OF THE GODS
location: Murder Case, HEIAN KYO (The Capitol City)
KINJIRO
Kata's young recruit
books: 06 THE CONVICT'S SWORD
location:
KINSUE
Prince Yoakira's servant
books: 02 - RASHOMON GATE
location:
KINTSU
prison guard
books: 04 ISLAND OF EXILES
location: SADOSHIMA (Sado Island)
KITA
mine foreman
books: 04 ISLAND OF EXILES
location: SADOSHIMA (Sado Island)
KIYO
Mrs. Sato’s maid
books: 03 BLACK ARROW
location:
KIYOWARA KANE
the Junior Controller of the Right
books: 08 THE FIRES OF THE GODS
location: Murder Case, HEIAN KYO (The Capitol City)
KOICHI
A porter
books: 03 BLACK ARROW
location:
KOICHI, SHINICHI & SEIJI
three deaf mutes; ‘collectors’ for a protection gang
books: 08 THE FIRES OF THE GODS
location: Arson Case, HEIAN KYO (The Capitol City)
KOJIRO
Nagaoka ‘s younger brother, a landowner
books: 05 THE HELL SCREEN
location:
KUKAI
Deacon of the temple of Fourfold Wisdom
books: 01 - THE DRAGON SCROLL
location:
KUMASO AND YOSHI
convicted pirates
books: 04 ISLAND OF EXILES
location: SADOSHIMA (Sado Island)
KUNIMITSU
owner of a sailors’ hostel
books: 09 DEATH ON AN AUTUMN RIVER
location: NANIWA and KAWAJIRI
KUNYOSHI
An elderly archiviat with a bad memory
books: 06 THE CONVICT'S SWORD
location:
KURATA
A merchant and customer of the Willow
books: 02 - RASHOMON GATE
location:
LADY AOI
Lady Kiyowara’s cousin; a shrine virgin
books: 08 THE FIRES OF THE GODS
location: Murder Case, HEIAN KYO (The Capitol City)
LADY ASAGAO
Lady-in-waiting in the imperial household
books: 01 - THE DRAGON SCROLL
location:
LADY KIYOWARA
Kiyowara Kane ‘s wife
books: 08 THE FIRES OF THE GODS
location: Murder Case, HEIAN KYO (The Capitol City)
LADY KOHIME
Lord Masuda’s other daughter-in-law; second lady of his late son
books: 07 THE MASUDA AFFAIR
location: OTSU
LADY MASUDA
Lord Masuda’s daughter-in-law; first lady of his late son
books: 07 THE MASUDA AFFAIR
location: OTSU
LADY SAISHO
the high constable’s grandmother
books: 04 ISLAND OF EXILES
location: SADOSHIMA (Sado Island)
LADY SAISHO
Fujiwara Sadanori’s mother
books: 07 THE MASUDA AFFAIR
location: HEIAN KYO (The Capitol City)
LADY TACHIBANA
Lord Tachibana’s young wife
books: 01 - THE DRAGON SCROLL
location:
LADY YASUGA
One of his wives; a woman of great beauty and mystery
books: 06 THE CONVICT'S SWORD
location:
LIEUTENANT WADA
Police official
books: 04 ISLAND OF EXILES
location: SADOSHIMA (Sado Island)
LITTLE ABBESS
Peony’s maid
books: 07 THE MASUDA AFFAIR
location: OTSU
LITTLE FLOWER
a very young prostitute
books: 04 ISLAND OF EXILES
location:
LORD KUMO
High constable and wealthy landowner
books: 04 ISLAND OF EXILES
location: SADOSHIMA (Sado Island)
LORD MASUDA
an old and wealthy nobleman
books: 07 THE MASUDA AFFAIR
location: OTSU
LORD MINAMOTO
Student at the Imperial University
books: 02 - RASHOMON GATE
location:
LORD MUTOBE
governor of Sadoshima
books: 04 ISLAND OF EXILES
location: SADOSHIMA (Sado Island)
LORD SAKANOUE
Lord Minamoto's guardian
books: 02 - RASHOMON GATE
location:
LORD TACHIBANA
Retired former governor of the province
books: 01 - THE DRAGON SCROLL
location:
LORD YASUGA
Wealthy overlord of the Tsuziki district
books: 06 THE CONVICT'S SWORD
location:
LORDS YANAGIDA, ABE, ONO AND SHINODA
Prince Yoakira's friends
books: 02 - RASHOMON GATE
location:
MADAME SASAKI
A talented performer
books: 02 - RASHOMON GATE
location:
MANJIRO
Mrs. Ozaemon’s teenage son
books: 07 THE MASUDA AFFAIR
location: OTSU
MASAKANE
An aged jugde with a sour disposition
books: 06 THE CONVICT'S SWORD
location:
MASAKO
Yamada's daughter and Ogata's goddaughter
books: 04 ISLAND OF EXILES
location: SADOSHIMA (Sado Island)
MASTER JOTO
Abbot of the Temple of Fourfold Wisdom
books: 01 - THE DRAGON SCROLL
location:
MASUDA TADAYORI
Lord Masuda’s dead son
books: 07 THE MASUDA AFFAIR
location: OTSU
MATSUE
A swordsman of ill repute
books: 06 THE CONVICT'S SWORD
location:
MINAMOTO YUTAKA
President of the Bureau of Censors
books: 01 - THE DRAGON SCROLL
location:
MISS PLUMBLOSSOM
Retired acrobat
books: 05 THE HELL SCREEN
location:
MRS ISHIKAWA
Kohime nurse
books: 07 THE MASUDA AFFAIR
location: OTSU
MRS YOZAEMON
a poor widow in Otsu
books: 07 THE MASUDA AFFAIR
location: OTSU
MRS. HAMADA
Hanae’s nosy neighbor
books: 07 THE MASUDA AFFAIR
location: HEIAN KYO (The Capitol City)
MRS. HISHIYA
Omaki’s stepmother
books: 02 - RASHOMON GATE
location:
MRS. OMEYA
A widow
books: 03 BLACK ARROW
location: