Nijima (played by Show Aikawa) is a protagonist in Serpent's Path.
A schoolteacher and Miyashita's friend who assists in the vigilante search for the perpetrator behind his friend's daughter's kidnapping and murder. He actively participates in the warehouse interrogation and torture, becoming deeply entangled in the escalating cycle of revenge. Miyashita (played by Teruyuki Kagawa) is a protagonist in Serpent's Path.
Former low-level yakuza member who enlists his friend Nijima to track down the person who kidnapped and murdered his daughter. He obsessively watches home video footage of his daughter while participating in the warehouse interrogation and torture, driving the revenge narrative forward. Nijima's Daughter (played by Mizuho Tanaka) appears in Serpent's Path.
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Characters
Nijima
(played by Show Aikawa) — protagonist
A schoolteacher and Miyashita's friend who assists in the vigilante search for the perpetrator behind his friend's daughter's kidnapping and murder. He actively participates in the warehouse interroga...
Miyashita
(played by Teruyuki Kagawa) — protagonist
Former low-level yakuza member who enlists his friend Nijima to track down the person who kidnapped and murdered his daughter. He obsessively watches home video footage of his daughter while participa...
Nijima's Daughter
(played by Mizuho Tanaka) — supporting
Key Relationships
Nijima's Daughter → Nijima
(daughter)
Miyashita → Nijima
(Social Friend)
Story Analysis
A former yakuza and a schoolteacher descend into vigilantism to avenge a murdered child.
