Saichi Sugimoto

Saichi Sugimoto (杉元 佐一, Sugimoto Saichi), known as Sugimoto the Immortal (不死身 の 杉元, Fujimi no Sugimoto), is the protagonist of Golden Kamuy and a war veteran of the Russo-Japanese War. While panning for gold in Hokkaido, Sugimoto learns of the tale of mysterious Ainu gold and sets on an adventure to find it while accompanying a young Ainu huntress Asirpa.