Shuusaku Houjou

Suzu's husband, an earnest and quiet man. He remembers meeting Suzu in December, 1933, in the commercial area of Hiroshima, in a fantastic experience. He works as a judicial civilian officer at the military court in Kure. He gets drafted into the navy as a judicial soldier in 1945. Even after the end of the war, as he has to be in charge of the final legal works regarding Navy demolition in Otake City, he leaves Kure for months. When he returns from final naval services and back from Otake, he finds Suzu in the deserted area of Hiroshima and says to her he luckily got his new job. He loves Suzu dearly and respects her painting hobby.