Tsurumi, Tokushirou

鶴見篤四郎

First Lieutenant Tsurumi leads a corrupted platoon within the 7th Division. He and the soldiers loyal to him are searching for hidden gold, making them competitors to the protagonists and one of the series' main antagonists.
During the war, he suffered a head wound that removed a portion of his brain.
As an Intelligence Officer, Tsurumi distinguishes himself from other military officials through his ability to analyze and manage information on a large scale.
He resents the unsatisfactory treatment soldiers received after sacrificing themselves and their comrades on the battlefield of the Russo-Japanese War, a sentiment shared by many other soldiers in his division. Tsurumi was particularly critical of the responsibility higher officers bore for the number of casualties during the war.