Fukurou

Fukurou’s Role in Sekiro: No Defeat

Fukurou (梟), whose true name is Ukonzaemon Usui, is Sekiro’s adoptive father and the architect of everything the one-armed wolf became. He raised the boy under a strict code known as the Iron Code, which placed the father’s authority above all else a doctrine that conveniently kept his trained shinobi obedient. What seems like fatherly discipline reveals itself as cold strategy: Fukurou’s loyalty was never to his son, and never to any lord. His singular ambition was to claim the Dragon’s Heritage and use the power of immortality to reshape Japan itself. Cunning enough to fake his own death at the Hirata Estate and ruthless enough to stab his own adopted son in the back, Fukurou exists on a razor’s edge between mentor and monster. The anime adaptation gives fresh weight to this Sengoku-era patriarch, placing the full arc of his manipulation from the battlefield where he first found Wolf to the inevitable confrontation that follows in the uncompromising light of hand-drawn animation.

Who Voices Fukurou in Sekiro: No Defeat?

Veteran Japanese voice actor Takaya Hashi reprises the role of Fukurou in Sekiro: No Defeat, carrying over from his original performance in the 2019 video game. Hashi brought a distinctive deep authority to the character that defined how an entire generation of players understood the Owl’s menace. Known widely for voicing Toki in Fist of the North Star and Donovan Desmond in Spy x Family, his decades-long career gave him a mastery of commanding, morally complex elder figures. Hashi passed away in August 2025, making his performance as Fukurou in this anime one of his final roles.