Higurashi no Naku Koro ni: Tatarigoroshi-hen

Houjou Satoko

Supporting

Birthday: June 24Height: 137 cmAge: 11Satoko is a younger classmate in Keiichis school. She has a distinctive style of speech, ending all of her sentences with wa which, at times, is grammatically incorrect. In spite of her young age, she is quite clever ...

Maebara Keiichi

Main

Birthdate: April 13, 1967Maebara Keiichi is the main protagonist of the first 3 Higurashi Arcs, Onikakushi-hen, Watanagashi-hen, and Tatarigoroshi-hen. He is the son of a famous and extremely wealthy artist, and recently moved to Hinamizawa after an array...

Chie Rumiko

Supporting

Rumiko is the female teacher of Keiichis class, who is a parody character of Tsukihimes Ciel-Senpai (permission for her usage was given by Type-Moon). The seiyū for her character in the anime series is the same as the seiyū of Ciel from the Tsukihime anim...

Furude Rika

Supporting

Age: 11Birthday: August 21 (Leo)Height: 137 cm (46")Rika is a younger classmate in Keiichis school, and is in the same grade level as Satoko. Naturally, she is great friends with her, as they live together in the same house. She is revered by the villager...

Houjou Teppei

Supporting

Teppei is Satoko and Satoshis uncle/foster father. He and his wife were forced to take care of Satoko and Satoshi after the death of their parents, but they abused them. He currently lives in Okinomiya. According to Kasai, he is a pimp and uses his lover ...

Houjou Satoshi

Supporting

Age: 14-15Birthday: June 16Satoshi is the older brother of Satoko Houjou. Although he is currently missing, his past influence is the key to the actions of several characters in Higurashi. Similar to Satoko, he cannot distinguish the difference between ca...

Irie Kyousuke

Supporting

Age: Late 20s to early 30sBirthday: December 3Kyosuke is the head doctor of the village clinic. Despite his young age and the fact that he has a severe maid fetish, he is highly respected in the community. He cheerfully makes house calls and seems to trul...

Kameda Yukikazu

Supporting

Hes an ace pitcher who belongs to the baseball team of a high school in the prefecture.His fastball is one of the best in the country, and he is playing a big role in the Koshien Tournament.(Source: 07th Expansion Wiki)...

Komiyama

Supporting

Komiyama is an officer of the Okinomiya police department....

Kumagai Katsuya

Supporting

A detective in the Okinomiya police station and Kuraudo Ooishis subordinate....

Maebara Ichirou

Supporting

Maebara Ichirō is a character in the Higurashi no Naku Koro ni series, Maebara Aikos husband, and Maebara Keiichis father and the builder of the Maebara House. He works as an artist and is seemingly very fond of young girls.His name is not spoken in the a...

Maebara Aiko

Supporting

Maebara Aiko is a character in the Higurashi no Naku Koro ni series, and Maebara Keiichis mother. She first appears in Onikakushi-hen along with her husband, Maebara Ichirou. Shes rarely seen in the anime, but she appears various times throughout the mang...

Mamiya Rina

Supporting

Rina is a woman who appears in Renas life in the story Tsumihoroboshi-hen. She is the lover of Teppei Houjou, and together they swindle men out of their money through intimidation and blackmail schemes. Her real name is Ritsuko, but she uses Rina as a fak...

Old Man From Forensics

Supporting

Ooishis colleague and friend who helps him with the investigation of the Hinamizawa cases. He enjoys playing mahjong. ...

Ooishi Kuraudo

Supporting

Age: Around 55 (the average retirement age in Japan)Birthday: November 15Kuraudo Oishi is a veteran police investigator at Okinomiya who has vowed to solve the mystery of the Hinamizawa murders before his retirement, due to personal reasons. Due to his un...

Ryuuguu Rena

Main

Age: 13Birthdate: July 28Height: 161 cm (53")Hobbies: collecting cute things, obsessing over cute things, treasure huntingFamous quote: "Friends. Those companions you speak of are only friends during those fun, yet unimportant times. When painful times co...

Sonozaki Mion

Main

Age: 14Birthdate: July 10Mion is the oldest kid in Keiichis class. As the elder, she is the class president and everyone looks up to her as the leader. Her social skills are on par with Keiichi, whom she highly respects as a friend and rival (though it is...

Sonozaki Shion

Main

Age: 14Birthday: July 10Shion is Mions identical twin sister, who currently resides in Okinomiya. In spite of their different personalities, she and Mion often switch places, and it can be difficult to distinguish between them. Their first switch took pla...

Takano Miyo

Supporting

Age: Mid 30sBirthday: June 20Miyo is a nurse at the village clinic who has a keen interest in Hinamizawas past and culture, recording all her speculation in notebooks. At times, her storytelling can be very mysterious and chillingshe seems to enjoy...

Tomitake Jirou

Supporting

Age: Late 30sBirthday: September 14A photographer who frequently visits the village of Hinamizawa (especially during the Watangashi Festival). In every arc, he ends up being the killed victim of Oyashiro-samas curses on the night of the Festival. During t...