Kengyou Shizuhata

Kengyou Shizuhata is the supreme leader of, Toudouza, a guild of blind men. He is a man of tremendous status who has even had the honor of playing the Biwa lute in front of the Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu. Furthermore, he is the acupuncturist of Tadanaga Tokugawa, the current Lord of Suruga and younger brother of the third Shogun, Iemitsu Tokugawa. The mere suggestion of requesting an audience with Kengyou, enrages Mariko Hikobee and Okitsu Sanjurou because they know, that men of their lowly standing as martial arts apprentices could never hope to be granted such a request. He owns a large estate below Kakegawa Castle and has many servants. Shizuhata was left unattended as a child and his eyes were pecked out by crows.