There are rumours that while the character was based on Matlock, the characteristics, speech patterns and easily imitable fashion sense are based on that of writer Koki Mitani's professor of philosophy, the famed scholar Yoichiro Murakami.
Haruki Murakami | Takashi Murakami | Yoichiro Nambu | Ryu Murakami | Ryū Murakami | Norikazu Murakami | Yoichiro Murakami | Yōichirō Morikawa | Murakami | Motoka Murakami | Manabu Murakami |