List of characters in Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
Villagers
Sonozaki family
- Oryou Sonozaki (園崎 お魎, Sonozaki Oryō)
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Houjou family
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Maebara family
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Kimiyoshi Family
Furude Family
Outsiders
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- Kuraudo Ooishi is a detective with the x prefectural police department. He is obsessed with the yearly murders of Watanagashi due to his friend being the victim of the first murder incident. The villagers of Hinamizawa have come to despite Ooishi due to his constant prodding regarding Watanagashi.
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- Jirou Tomitake is a photographer and Lieutenant in the Japanese SDF. He visits Hinamizawa once a year ostensibly to take pictures of the Watanagashi Festival.
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- Miyo Takano is a nurse and Major in the Japanese SDF. She works at the Irie Clinic as a nurse but uses the Clinic's facilities to craft the Hinamizawa Syndrome virus. Miyo orchestrates the Great Hinamizawa Disaster.