Character Relationship Map: Capturing Dad

Characters

• Hazuki (played by Elisa Yanagi) — supporting

  Hazuki is one of Masataka's daughters, raised apart from him with her sister Koharu. She travels with Koharu to visit him, but arrives after his death and attends his funeral, where they meet their yo...

• Koharu (played by Nanoka Matsubara) — supporting

  Koharu is Masataka's daughter and Hazuki's sister. She accompanies Hazuki to the hospital after learning their father is seriously ill, then meets their younger half-brother Chihiro at Masataka's fune...

• Masataka (played by Satoshi Nikaido) — supporting

  Masataka is Hazuki and Koharu's estranged father, who left their family and later built a new family with a wife and a much younger son, Chihiro. Seriously ill, he dies before his daughters can visit...

• Tetsuji (played by Kenichi Takitoh) — supporting

  Tetsuji is Masataka's brother and the uncle of Hazuki and Koharu. He is present at Masataka's funeral, where the sisters encounter him and learn more about the family their father built after leaving...

• Chihiro (played by Kaito Kobayashi) — supporting

  Chihiro is Masataka's much younger son and the half-brother Hazuki and Koharu did not know they had. The sisters meet him at their father's funeral after Masataka dies, and their awkward first encount...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Tetsuji → Koharu (Family Uncle And Niece) — Tetsuji is present at the funeral and later invites the sisters' mother to visit Masataka's grave.

  At Masataka's funeral, Koharu meets Tetsuji, whom the plot identifies as her uncle.

• Tetsuji → Hazuki (Family Uncle And Niece) — Tetsuji is part of the family gathering where Hazuki learns more about the family Masataka built.

  At Masataka's funeral, Hazuki meets Tetsuji, whom the plot identifies as her uncle.

• Masataka → Chihiro (Family Father And Son) — Chihiro belongs to the family Masataka built after leaving his daughters from his earlier family.

  The plot says Masataka had built a family after leaving Hazuki and Koharu, and identifies Chihiro as their much younger half-brother.

• Koharu → Chihiro (Family Half-Siblings) — Koharu begins to recognize Chihiro as family during their brief encounter at the funeral.

  Koharu and Hazuki discover that Chihiro is their much younger half-brother. Before leaving, they tell him he can contact his big sisters if he feels o...

• Hazuki → Chihiro (Family Half-Siblings) — Their first meeting is awkward and shaped by years apart, but they offer Chihiro support as his older sister.

  Hazuki and Koharu discover they have a much younger half-brother, Chihiro, whom they had never known about. Chihiro sees them off, and they tell him h...

• Koharu → Masataka (Family Daughter And Father) — Koharu mourns Masataka at his funeral and admits she has taken a small piece of him.

  Koharu learns that her estranged father, Masataka, is seriously ill. She travels to visit him, but he dies before she can see him alive.

• Hazuki → Masataka (Family Daughter And Father) — Hazuki arrives for Masataka's funeral and, despite their estrangement, seeks a chance to say goodbye.

  Hazuki learns that her estranged father, Masataka, is seriously ill. She travels to visit him, but he dies before she can see him alive.

• Hazuki → Koharu (Family Sisters) — They face the discovery of their father's other family together and support one another as they say goodbye.

  The plot identifies Hazuki and Koharu as sisters who are summoned by their mother and travel together to their father's funeral.

Story Analysis

Two estranged daughters confront their father's death and begin to recognize a family bond with the brother they never knew.

Plot Progression

1. The News and the Journey — Hazuki and Koharu learn that their estranged father is seriously ill and set out to visit him. On the way, they revisit their sparse memories and discover they have a younger half-brother.
2. A Funeral and a New Family — Masataka dies before the sisters can see him alive, and they arrive at his funeral. They meet Chihiro and Tetsuji and learn about the family their father built after leaving them.
3. Goodbye Without Inheritance — A dispute over inheritance makes the sisters' place in the family feel uncertain. They insist they came only to say goodbye and agree to waive any claim.
4. The Farewell and New Bonds — The sisters struggle with their father's cremation and express their grief in different ways. Before leaving, they share a tender moment with Chihiro and offer him the possibility of a relationship as...