Kazutaka Hyodo reigns supreme as the chairman of the Teiai Group. While he has some personality flaws, his long reign at the top is not just due to his high position; it's also due to his insight into people and his obsession with money. Here, we'll introduce 10 of Kazutaka Hyodo's defining characteristics.
1. Kazutaka Hyodo's Characteristics 1: Extremely Sadistic
Chairman Hyodo's greatest characteristic is his sometimes-disgusting sadism toward his subordinates and others. They have even inflicted extreme punishments on others, such as hitting injured debtors with a cane, or punishing doctors with organ destruction and ear amputation. They also sometimes punish debtors who have defaulted on their payments by making them grovel in the fire, taking pleasure in seeing them suffer.
2. Characteristics of Hyoudou Kazutaka #2: His Obsession with Money
Although the chairman possesses enormous assets through his business, primarily consumer finance, he remains obsessed with raking in money. He constantly tells his subordinates to "raise up the money." Furthermore, his goal is to build a kingdom with Hyoudou as king, and he plans to build a massive underground empire.
3. Kazutaka Hyodo's 3rd Feature: You Never Know What Will Angry Him
The tricky thing about Chairman Hyodo is that while his immense power allows him to do anything, he can also suddenly become angry. Sometimes, if a subordinate behaves in a way that displeases Hyodo, he will punish them without even asking why. This makes those who work around Hyodo feel anxious every day.
4. Kazutaka Hyodo's 4th characteristic: He's also good at gambling.
As Chairman Hyodo, he tends to be somewhat considerate when it comes to gambling sponsored by the Teiai Group. For example, he was seen entertaining customers at Pachinko Swamp. However, during a lottery game with Kaiji using a tissue box, he saw through Kaiji's cheating plan and instead outmaneuvered him.
5. Kazutaka Hyodo's Characteristics ⑤: He's Surprisingly Attentive to Parenting
Speaking of Chairman Hyodo's son, there's Kazuya. In fact, when Kazuya was a child, he saw him playing Blackbeard's Last Stand and wondered if it was okay to let his child play a game that involves pointing at people, suggesting that he is surprisingly careful about raising his children.
6. Kazutaka Hyodo's Characteristics ⑥: He Actually Has a Body Double
Chairman Hyodo sometimes imposes impossible tasks on his subordinates, and one of them is to hire a body double. The reason for this was that the chairman had a delusion that someone was targeting him, but Tonegawa and his subordinates, as ordered, somehow managed to prepare a double.
7. Kazutaka Hyodo's Characteristics 7: He Actually Has a Girlish Side!?
Kana Nishino has a song called "Torisetsu," which sings of the feelings of a girl in love. The lyrics include lines like, "Regular praise will make it last longer," "I want you to notice even the smallest changes," and "When asked why, she doesn't answer, but if you leave her alone, she gets even more sulky," which are similar to Hyodo's personality. These lines reveal that Chairman Hyodo actually has a girly side.
8. Kazutaka Hyodo's Feature 8: He Flys in King Class
Chairman Hyodo is a self-proclaimed king, so he flies in King Class, a higher-class seat than First Class. While this King Class seating is not open to the public, it is said to be the ultimate seating arrangement available only to a select few.
9. Kazutaka Hyodo's 9th Feature: He's Very Generous When in a Good Mood
Chairman Hyodo's moods vary greatly between good and bad. Of course, when he's in a bad mood, he punishes anyone and everyone, but when he's in a good mood, he's generous, even providing services to debtors working in underground forced labor facilities.
10. Kazutaka Hyodo's 10th Feature: His Eyebrows Tell His Mood
It's said that you can tell Chairman Hyodo's mood by the angle of his eyebrows. The higher the angle of his eyebrows, the worse his mood is, and his subordinates use this as a clue when interacting with him.
Summary
Chairman Hyodo in Kaiji exudes a powerful presence, reminiscent of a final boss. While he has the typical characteristics you'd expect, he also has some surprising aspects. Next time you watch Kaiji, be sure to keep an eye out for Chairman Hyodo.
