Ginjiro Nezu

Ginjiro Nezu (根津 銀次郎, Nezu Ginjirō) is an elderly hunter who carries a rifle. He lives on Hitogashima Island and appears to know something about "shadows".

Appearance
Ginjiro is an elderly man with gray hair, beard and moustache. He wears an eyepatch on his left eye and is usually wearing a red hat.

Plot
Ginjiro hears Shinpei and Mio talking about Shiori seeing herself and tells them its a shadow. Ginjiro then explains that shadow sickness used to be common on the island before the war, and those afflicted see their shadow and later gets killed by it. The shadow then takes their place in the family and kills the family too. His grandfather told him that those afflicted would go to Hiruko to be cleansed.

Etymology

 * The name Ginjiro means "silver/silver coin/silver paint" (銀) (gin), "next" (次) (ji) and "" (郎) (ro).
 * Ginjiro's surname Nezu means "root" (根) (ne) and "haven, port, harbor, ferry" (津) (tsu/zu).