Boss is Tatsu's former employer during his time as a yakuza where they run into one another again when Tatsu has become a household husband and the husband of Hibari Eguchi in the live action film.
Appearance[]
Boss has greyed, slicked-back hair with facial hair framing his jawline and upper lip. A scar is slashed from the corner of his lips and all the way up to his ear.
Personality[]
Boss loves dogs and fawns over his own dog Pinky when Tatsu gives him a new sweater to wear.
He respects Tatsu's decision to be a household husband.
Synopsis[]
Boss still has ties to the yakuza and searched for Tatsu to offer him a job, but after seeing how happy Tatsu is with his current life, he decided to leave it alone.
Etymology[]
Live Action[]
- The name Kikujiro means "chrysanthemum" (菊) (kiku), "two" (二) (ji) and "son" (郎) (ro).
- Kikujiro's surname Eguchi means "bay, inlet" (江) (e) and "mouth, entrance" (口) (kuchi/guchi).