▁room , ▁a ▁shed - like ▁room ▁with ▁walls ▁l ined ▁with ▁pu ppets ▁which ▁is ▁off ▁limits . ▁He ▁asks ▁Ok ada ▁for ▁advice ▁on ▁whether ▁to ▁give ▁the ▁sword ▁to ▁Kin sh i ▁as ▁an ▁opportunity ▁to ▁talk ▁to ▁Sab uro , ▁who ▁was ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁Y osh ida . ▁Ok ada ▁later ▁tells ▁J iro ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁Sab uro . ▁ ▁Is ako ▁and ▁Ok ada ▁eventually ▁agree ▁to ▁exchange ▁the ▁boys ▁- ▁J iro ▁to ▁remain ▁with ▁Ok ada ▁and ▁the ▁theatre , ▁while ▁Kin sh i ▁will ▁stay ▁with ▁Is ako ▁on ▁the ▁farm ▁- ▁and ▁live ▁a ▁happy ▁life . ▁ ▁Char acters ▁▁ ▁J iro : ▁The ▁protagon ist ▁who ▁app rent ices ▁himself ▁at ▁the ▁Han aza ; ▁he ▁is ▁a ▁cl ums y ▁ 1 3 - year - old . ▁He ▁was ▁curs ed ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁born . ▁He ▁is ▁always ▁very ▁hun gry . ▁ ▁Han ji : ▁J iro ' s ▁father , ▁a ▁craft s man ▁who ▁makes ▁pu ppets ▁for ▁a ▁living ; ▁he ▁is ▁ut most ▁ser ene . ▁He ▁bet rayed ▁his ▁family ▁later ▁on ▁in ▁the ▁story . ▁ ▁Is ako : ▁J iro ' s ▁gr ouch y ▁mother ; ▁she ▁bl ames ▁J iro ▁for ▁the ▁death s ▁of ▁his ▁two ▁brothers ▁and ▁sister . ▁ ▁Y osh ida : ▁the ▁pu ppet ▁master ▁of ▁the ▁Han aza ; ▁he ▁has ▁a ▁nast y ▁attitude , ▁and ▁be ats ▁Kin sh