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Kosaku Kawajiri (川尻 浩作 Kawajiri Kōsaku) is a minor character featured in Diamond Is Unbreakable.

He is murdered by Yoshikage Kira to preserve his "quiet lifestyle" and escape justice. After his death, Kira masqueraded as Kosaku and integrated himself into Kosaku's family and life.

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What is the significance of Kosaku Kawajiri in Diamond Is Unbreakable? toggle section
In Diamond Is Unbreakable, Kosaku Kawajiri's significance lies in his death at the hands of Yoshikage Kira. Kira assumes Kosaku's identity to blend into society and avoid detection. This deception is eventually discovered by Kosaku's son, Hayato, who becomes a key ally in the fight against Kira.
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Yoshikage Kira assumes Kosaku Kawajiri's identity post his murder, adopting his physical features and fingerprints. He integrates into Kosaku's life, dealing with his job and family, which includes his wife and son. He even provokes romantic feelings in Kosaku's estranged wife, Shinobu Kawajiri, by his simple actions.
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Kosaku Kawajiri and Yoshikage Kira share similar physical characteristics in terms of height and build. After Kira kills Kosaku, he adopts his spiky black hair, large dark irises, and pronounced cheekbones. However, a notable difference is that Kosaku has slightly larger feet. Kira also finds Kosaku's ambition for career advancement bothersome, as it forces him to mimic this trait.
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In the narrative of Kosaku Kawajiri, Cinderella is instrumental. Cinderella's power is utilized to remove Kosaku's original face and generate multiple substitutes for Yukako. This process enhances Yukako's attractiveness, increasing her appeal to potential romantic partners, mirroring the fairy tale from which Cinderella derives its name.
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A Kosaku Kawajiri cosplay from JoJo involves various outfits and hairstyles. One costume includes a white suit, white-striped green shirt, navy shoes, and black/yellow tie. Another is a light blue-purple suit, beige-striped green shirt, grayish-brown shoes, and purple/yellow tie. After Kosaku's death, Kira adopts his spiky black hair, large dark irises, and high cheekbones. Additional costumes include a violet-tinted white suit, pink-striped magenta shirt, brown shoes, teal/aqua/tan tie, and a white suit, striped lavender shirt, olive green shoes, black/green/white tie.
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Appearance[]

Kosaku apparently has an identical body structure and size to Yoshikage Kira but has slightly bigger feet. Upon introduction, his facial features and a patch of his hair were removed by Cinderella.

Based on Yoshikage Kira's appearance after stealing his appearance, he had spiky black hair, thin, dark eyes, and higher cheekbones than Kira.

Personality[]

Kosaku is never seen alive, but, according to his wife, he was a cowardly man who was never prepared to pay the rent on his house and got bossed around at work even though he worked every day. Kosaku did not get along with his son very well.[6] He also hated his wife's food. Described as someone who would not talk if angry, he would never ask for forgiveness and hated Shinobu's cat, locking him outside of their house so he would not enter at night.

Kosaku had no unhealthy habits such as smoking nor drinking. According to his wife and son, he was "boring" and disliked mushrooms.

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History[]

He was introduced to Shinobu by her friends in middle school, and she dated him because it made her feel superior to them. At some point she became pregnant, obligating them to get married.

Diamond Is Unbreakable[]

Kosaku was on his way home from work at the same time Yoshikage Kira was fleeing Josuke and his friends. Picking Kosaku out of the crowd because of their similar build, he dragged him into Aya Tsuji's salon and killed him. He then forced Aya to switch his and Kosaku's face and fingerprints. His body is then completely disposed of. After evading his pursuers, Kira assumed Kosaku's identity and started living with his family.

When Kira died, he did so under his original identity, meaning that the death of Kosaku is not public knowledge.

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