Midori Hazawa

Shadow Priestess Character Midori Hazawa "Just so you know, Takakura... seminar trips aren't meant for playing around." Kanji/Kana 刃沢美鳥 Alias — Occupation Student Status Alive Cause of Death — First Appearance Chapter 2

Midori Hazawa is a character in Fatal Frame: Shadow Priestess. She is a senior in the modern architecture seminar that Sara Washizuki attends. She aggressively maintains order on the class trip, threatening to beat up Jun Takakura if he tries using it as an opportunity to flirt with the girls. She goes searching for Kumi Suzumori when she is absent from dinner on the first night, and when it becomes apparent that Kumi has vanished, Midori is in favour of calling the police, in case she has been kidnapped by a pervert.

The next day, in spite of Kumi's disappearance, the group goes to Karasawa Elementary. A manifestation of evil spirits at the pool causes the group to scatter and become divided. Midori, Professor Koutari, Jun, Tooru and Narumi wander the school trying to find Sara again, but instead meet Kumi, who has become an evil spirit. She possesses Tooru, but focuses most of her aggression on Professor Koutari, revealing that they were in a relationship until he dumped her.

Midori and Koutari, separated from Jun and Narumi, run into a dead end, but are saved by Mozu and Tsugumi. Midori is outraged that Professor Koutari would have become romantically involved with one of his students, and blames him for seeding the resentment that caused Kumi to attack them. They search for the others and fend off ghosts, bickering all the while, but Midori starts showing signs of attraction to Professor Koutari.

Later, Midori is separated from the group again, and while wandering in an illusory forest, she encounters a spirit of a woman who seems different from the others. Midori recognises the woman as her grandmother, Shizuka. She died when Midori was very young, but appears to Midori as an illusion drawn from buried memories, explaining that she was once a teacher at Karasawa Elementary. As the apparition speaks to her, Midori recalls things from her childhood that she had forgotten: playing cat's cradle with her grandmother and looking at photos of her from her teacher days. Sara appears in time to exorcise the spirit and save Midori from being trapped and spirited away.

Sara is separated from the group as they make their way through the school. Professor Koutari leads the way to the photography club room, but he and Midori keep stopping to argue. As they walk, Midori falls under the malevolent influence of Kumi Suzumori, whose spirit is not yet cleansed. Kumi plays on Midori's hatred of predatory men, and finally tells her that Professor Koutari is the necromancer. Midori draws a knife, and at the same moment, Koutari turns on her.

The necromancer raises a spiritual barrier to prevent anyone from interfering in the confrontation. Tousei attempts to distract Kumi using his camera's flash, and Midori's suspicions are raised when she catches a glimpse of Kumi's face in the light, smiling horribly. Lunging forward, she pretends to stab Professor Koutari, allowing the blade to draw blood from her own hand. When Kumi begins to gloat, Midori takes it as proof that everything she said was a lie. She realises that Kumi has been whispering to both of them, trying to turn them against one another, and both were half convinced that the other was the necromancer. Offering Professor Koutari the knife, she confesses that she is falling in love with him. In spite of Kumi's urging, Koutari cannot bring himself to stab Midori. In her rage, Kumi becomes visible at last, and Midori drives her away with a single blow.

After this major confrontation, Midori continues to explore the school with the others, solving puzzles, and finally they are able to break the curse and expose the Necromancer. As the school starts to collapse, they escape through an underwater channel hidden beneath the swimming pool. At the end of the final chapter, Midori is briefly shown attending classes as before, apparently unscathed by her experiences.