A seemingly typical Japanese father who just wants his son to be happy.

He is for example, like every Japanese father, too overgenerous.

Japanese fathers, to say nothing of the Army and Navy, wanted sons.

In 1996, 0.16% of Japanese fathers took time off of work to raise children.

It has been suggested that the character represents a transition from the traditional image of the Japanese father to a very different one.

She was born to a Japanese father and a Filipina mother.

He was born to a Japanese father and a Venezuelan mother.

Kodama is the daughter of a Japanese father and a German mother.

Miyazaki considered this to be common among Japanese fathers in this day and age.

She has an American mother, a Japanese father, and a great deal of energy.