Ichino
Ichino was a young Japanese man who along with his best friend Nita entered an endurance dance contest to win a sailboat. Both of them lost. Afterwards they met the enigmatic Ryota Kane, who the two took to the marina to see the boat, which they mistook for the Yahlen. A man named Yashimura claimed to be the boat's owner (but was actually a robber), and allowed the three to spend the night there. While they slept however Ryota took the Yahlen out to sea, where they were attacked and sunk by Ebirah and washed ashore on Letchi Island. On Letchi, Ichino had several misadventures, including meeting the island girl Daiyo and losing Nita when his friend was captured by the Red Bamboo for use as slave labor. Eventually Ichino was reunited with Nita and escaped from Letchi with the help of Mothra along with his friends and the rescued slaves, before a reactor overload set in motion by a Red Bamboo scientist destroyed the island for good.
