Yamamoto

A high-ranking bureaucrat whose physical anxiety reveals the immense pressure of enforcing the Shogunate's ecclesiastical decrees.

Yamamoto is the official who initiates Hanada’s assignment. Appearing in his chambers without his formal outer robe, his collar visibly damp with sweat, he represents the nervous tension of a regime that demands absolute compliance but fears the spiritual authority of the Zen clergy. He is a pragmatic administrator who understands that the Shogun’s displeasure is a lethal force, and he passes this anxiety down to Hanada Seizō with quiet, desperate urgency.