Kasumi, Kenshirou

霞拳志郎

The main character and the 62nd successor to Hokuto Shinken. In Shanghai, he is known as "Yán Wáng" (閻王, En'ou). He loves smoking cigarettes and reading, and possesses a keen sense of smell. His fighting technique resembles Toki's, characterized by a fluid and smooth style. In Japan, he works as a lecturer at Touwa Women's University.
He is depicted as somewhat easygoing and comical; compared to his namesake and nephew, Tetsuo Hara describes Kenshirou Kasumi as a combination of Kenshirou's strength, the good nature of Keiji Maeda from Hana no Keiji, and the sarcastic attitude of the title character of Nakabou Rintarou. However, he retains the stoic persona that would eventually be seen in his nephew. He uses the same catchphrase as his nephew, "You're already dead" (お前はもう死んでいる, Omae wa mou shindeiru), but pronounces it in Chinese as "Nǐ yǐ jīng sǐ le" (儞已經死了). Despite the fact that his father Tesshin is the successor of Hokuto Shinken, Kenshirou is revealed to be descended from the Hokuto Souke bloodline through his mother's side of the family.