Томидзо Такаянаги

Сумиэ's husband, the father of Kodji and Ichiro. Kaoru's stepfather. He respects his elder son Ichiro, but considers his younger son Kodji a failure. He is a very influential and wealthy man. The head of the famous Takayanagi family. He is inclined towards sadism. He deliberately bankrupted Sumie's family to force her to marry him. He loves to humiliate his wife in every way. He died in a fire.