sakuko.
hinako, the main character's friend. she was the daughter of a shrine owner in the old village of theirs. sakuko had slight autism, and in 1960s, autism was called weird, problematic and too much. sakuko in her monster form has the meaning of being betrayed. she used to call hinako a traitor. also, her fighting animations are a traditional dance of japan, a reflect of her being a shrine maiden. something she didn't want.