Nezumi is the Japanese word for "rat"; a kozō was a young errand-boy who worked in a shop in the Edo period.
Nezumi Kozō | Nezumi |
In the band's early days, Suzuki often wore cloths like Nezumi-otoko, a rat man (a character of "Ge-Ge-Ge no Kitaro" by Shigeru Mizuki), which made them impressive.
She returned to Asahi and jidaigeki in the title role in two series with the title Tōyama no Kin-san vs. Onna Nezumi opposite Hiroki Matsukata (1997 and 1998).