Character Relationship Map: Black Lizard

Characters

• Kogoro Akechi / Matsukichi (played by Isao Kimura) — supporting

  Kogoro Akechi is the detective who recognizes that Yamakawa is actually Junichi Amamiya and organizes Sanae Iwase's recovery. He follows Black Lizard's scheme while hiding in disguise as the sailor Ma...

• Shobei Iwase (played by Jun Usami) — supporting

  Shobei Iwase is Sanae Iwase's father and a jeweler whose prized possession is the Star of Egypt, a valuable South African gem. When Black Lizard kidnaps Sanae, he brings the gem to the New Shinonome p...

• Hina (played by Toshiko Kobayashi) — supporting

  Hina is a housekeeper working in Shobei Iwase's household who secretly assists Black Lizard. She helps arrange Sanae Iwase's abduction and later tries to throw a poisonous snake at Kogoro Akechi. Blac...

• Junichi Amamiya (played by Yūsuke Kawazu) — cameo

  Junichi Amamiya is a depressed man whom Black Lizard persuades to kidnap Sanae Iwase. After helping her recover, he attempts to aid Sanae's escape but is captured and placed in a cell with Yoko Sakura...

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Shobei Iwase → Hina (Professional Employer And Traitor)

  Hina works as a housekeeper in Iwase's home but secretly assists in abducting his daughter.

• Kogoro Akechi / Matsukichi → Junichi Amamiya (Professional Investigator And Suspect)

  Kogoro Akechi identifies Junichi Amamiya as the depressed man persuaded to participate in the kidnapping and tracks his movements.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Shobei Iwase → Junichi Amamiya (Conflict Kidnapping Victim's Opponent)

  Junichi participates in the plan to kidnap Iwase's daughter and becomes involved in the demand for Iwase's prized gem.

• Junichi Amamiya → Hina (Conflict Captive's Opponent)

  Junichi is imprisoned during the island operation while Hina remains aligned with the abductors and their scheme.

• Shobei Iwase → Kogoro Akechi / Matsukichi (Alliance Protected Client)

  Akechi investigates the kidnapping and recovers Iwase's daughter before helping secure her return to her father.

• Kogoro Akechi / Matsukichi → Hina (Conflict Adversary)

  Hina helps abduct Iwase's daughter and later attempts to throw a poisonous snake at Akechi.

Story Analysis

A detective dismantles a kidnapping scheme built on disguises, betrayal, and the criminal collection of preserved human bodies.

Plot Progression

1. The Trunk and the Hidden Plot
2. Betrayal Inside the House
3. The Gem at Shinonome Pier
4. The Island of Living Statues
5. Poison at the Final Confrontation