[4] Players do not control Takashi's movements directly, instead using a cursor to select points of interest in the game's environment.

While engaging a conversation, the player can use the cursor to highlight words in the text onscreen, which allows Takashi to further inquire about certain topics of discussion.

In order to return to his own time, Takashi is forced to explore the mansion and interact with its denizens, the Yoshinodou family.

Takashi also finds that the time warp has left him with the ability to briefly glimpse into a person's mind while conversing with them.

Masahiro Matsuoka from the band Tokio lent his likeness to the character, as well as motion capture and voice acting.

After Takashi is sent back in time, Emi appears to him as a ghost-like apparition, and they lose direct contact with each other.

He is voiced by Rikiya Koyama in Japanese and Peter von Gomm in the English version.

Yurie Yoshinodou - The second wife of Denemon, she gave birth to 2 children: Kanae and Marie.

It is said throughout the game that she was Denemon's most loved wife, but in reality, she was a bitter woman who conspired to kill him.

[10][9] Takako Yoshinodou - The second eldest girl in the family and Kazuya's twin sister, albeit without her knowledge.

Following in her mother's steps, she also became an actress, and her fiancee, Kiyohiko Yoshikawa, was helping her career as a director.