Ryohei Higashikata
Also known as: Ryohei
Ryohei Higashikata is Tomoko's father and Josuke's grandfather in Diamond Is Unbreakable — a retired Morioh police officer killed by Yoshikage Kira's Killer Queen during the late-arc Kira investigation. His murder frames Josuke's emotional weight against Kira.
Story
Diamond Is Unbreakable
Part 4 · 1999Ryohei's murder by Yoshikage Kira's Killer Queen across Diamond Is Unbreakable's late-arc is one of the franchise's most-cited family-grief antagonist-motivation sequences. The retired Morioh police officer recognizes Kira's face and confronts him — Kira kills Ryohei via Killer Queen's bomb-trigger. The murder frames Josuke's emotional weight against Kira across the climactic confrontation.
Powers & Abilities
Retired police officer
SkillRyohei is a retired Morioh police officer with no Stand or combat-Stand-mechanic. The character provides Josuke's family-density characterization and Kira-investigation grief-motivation framing across the arc's late chapters.
Relationships
Trivia
- Ryohei Higashikata is Tomoko's father and Josuke's grandfather — a retired Morioh police officer killed by Kira.
- His murder frames Josuke's emotional weight across Diamond Is Unbreakable's climactic confrontation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Ryohei Higashikata?
Ryohei Higashikata is Tomoko's father and Josuke's grandfather in Diamond Is Unbreakable — a retired Morioh police officer killed by Yoshikage Kira's Killer Queen during the late-arc Kira investigation.