Sumiyoshi Kamado

Sumiyoshi is an ancestor of the Kamado Family and a close acquaintance of Yoriichi Tsugikuni.

Appearance
Sumiyoshi looked remarkably like an unscarred, older version of Tanjiro Kamado, possessing the same facial structure, eyes and hair type, although his was longer, about shoulder-length and worn tied in a ponytail behind his head.

Their similarities continue into his attire, as Sumiyoshi wore a white nagajuban with a short, black-checkered kimono over itof an almost identical design to Tanjiro's usual haori, as well as a pair of light tobi pants. He finally sported white zōri with red straps, lacking any tabi socks.

Personality
During the brief memory fragment Tanjiro inherited from his ancestor, Sumiyoshi demonstrates that he had a very similar personality to Tanjiro himself, showing traits like virtue, generosity, honesty, and humbleness.

History
At one point in his life, he was rescued by the first Breathing user, Yoriichi Tsugikuni, presumably from a Demon.

Swordsmith Village Arc
As he sleeps, recovering from the injuries he acquired during his fight with Gyutaro and Daki, Tanjiro sees a fragment of a memory inherited from Sumiyoshi. In it, Sumiyoshi was shown interacting with the mysterious Sun Breathing user, Yoriichi Tsugikuni.

Breathing Style
Hinokami Kagura (ヒノカミ): Sumiyoshi is implied to be capable of using Sun Breathing as the Hinokami Kagura after memorizing the moves shown to him by Yoriichi, passing down the dance and Yoriichi's earrings through generations.

Trivia

 * He bears a shocking resemblance to Tanjiro.
 * He is a charcoal burner, just like his descendants.
 * His name, Sumiyoshi, literally reads "lucky charcoal", as it contains the kanji for "charcoal"(炭 sumi) and "luck, fortune"(吉 yoshi).

Trivia

 * Sumiyoshi's English VA, Howard Wang, is married to Nakime's English VA, Amber Lee Connors.

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