Yūichirō Sawamura

Yūichirō Sawamura (澤村 雄一郎 Sawamura Yūichirō) was a sea captain who was killed by a minor boat accident/incident during the Korean War while he was on his home from delivering. 
==Appearance==
Yūichirō was known to be a handsome young man before his death. He appears to be in his late 30's donning a white collared shirt typical to what sailors wear. 
==Story==
Yūichirō and Ryōko Matsuzaki were lovers - but Ryōko's parents disapproved of their relationship because of Yūichirō's job as a sailor. The two ran away together and eloped - in the following years, they had three children.
Umi Matsuzaki was the couple's first child, however while Ryōko was still pregnant with her, Yūichirō took a newborn Shun Kazama under his wing to prevent him from being sent to an orphanage but was then subsequently given to Akio Kazama and his wife. 
After a few years have passed, Yūichirō still retains his job as a sailor and taught a young Umi about flag codes. 
He died during the Korean War as his ship sunk leaving behind Ryoko and their three children. Umi, who never missed a day raising flags for his father to come home from the sea, still does so after his death many years later. 
== Personality ==
As a sea captain, it is needless to say that Yūichirō had great leadership skills. He was also a kind and caring person as he took in the newborn baby of his friend who passed away.
Ryōko Matsuzaki also described him as a loving husband who was very supportive of her studies. 
== Relationships ==
* Ryōko Matsuzaki (Wife)
* Umi Matsuzaki (Daughter)
* Sora Matsuzaki (Daughter) 
* Riku Matsuzaki (Son) 
* Yoshio Onodera and Hiroshi Tachibana (Close friends during the Korean war) 
== Etymology ==
* The name Yūichirō means "hero, manly" (雄) (yū), "one" (一) (ichi) and "son" (郎) (rō). 
* Yūichirō's surname Sawamura means "marsh" (澤) (sawa) and "town, village" (村) (mura). 
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