CHARACTER PROFILE
Nizaemon Yamamura
- Primary work
- Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan
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- Occupation
- Painter↗
He is a painter who marries Nanase Kishibe, one of Rohan Kishibe 's ancestors. One of his last paintings was Under the Moon, depicting a portrait of his wife.
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Original image ↗ · Archived image ↗01Basic information
02Appearance
Nizaemon appears to have been a muscular man with dark hair tied back in a ponytail. He is seen wearing a yukata with socks and a pair of zori.↗
03Personality
In the manga, little is known of Nizaemon when he was alive, but he becomes full of hatred upon his execution.↗↗
The live-action film expands on his personality. He was a skilled and passionate artist who loved to experiment with his paintings. Despite his prestigious background, Nizaemon was a humble and genuine individual, never shying away from honest criticism and valuing sincerity. His love for his wife Nanase blossomed quickly; he often painted her, especially paying meticulous attention to the details of her captivating black hair. Despite disapproval and subsequent disownment from his family, Nizaemon remained steadfast in his pursuit of artistic expression and continued to paint in different styles.↗
Collecting the black sap from the sacred tree triggered an eerie transformation in his personality, almost as if he were possessed. Unbeknownst to him, the black sap concealed the essence of a small black spider that had dwelled within the darkness of the sacred tree for thousands of years, drawing forth darker emotions within him. For instance, when his wife is harmed by magistrate officers, he goes as far as to murder them with an axe.↗↗↗
04Story
SPOILERS
Background
Around 310 years prior to the events in Rohan au Louvre, Nizaemon married Nanase Kishibe. He had discovered a pigment of a unknown blackness in the trunk of a sacred tree and extracted it to use in his work " Under the Moon ", a painting that featured Nanase. However, chopping down the tree was forbidden by decree, and so Nizaemon was executed just after his wedding with Nanase.↗
According to legend, Nizaemon had drawn the most evil and black painting in the world. Due to the hatred he held while he was executed, that hate was transferred to the painting, giving it life and a murderous intent. In 1989, it was acquired by the Louvre and kept in the abandoned Warehouse Z-13. The painting was the only one not moved to a safer place, implied to be because anyone who approached it would be killed due to its curse.↗
Rohan au Louvre
Rohan Kishibe, Gaucher, Noguchi, and two firefighters go to Warehouse Z-13 at the Louvre to investigate Nizaemon's painting. Aside from Rohan, everyone is killed by its illusions before Rohan erases his own memories. After escaping, Rohan tries to find out what happened to the painting. He learns that it was incinerated after a thorough analysis by scientists but hasn't been able to confirm whether that is the truth.↗↗
06Appearances
07Relationships
| Character | Relationship | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Father | Film only | ↗ |
| Samanosuke Yamamura (Younger Brother) | Film only | ↗ |
| Nanase Kishibe | Wife | ↗ |
08Sources & attribution
- Nizaemon Yamamura
Source text: JoJoWiki and its contributors. This entry has been reorganized and condensed for readability under CC BY-SA 4.0. Archived records reflect their capture dates. Referenced manga, anime, and artwork retain their respective copyrights.
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