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: Juza is a member of the [[Nanto Gosha Sei]] ((南斗五車星, "Five Chariot Stars of the South Dipper")  and represents the wandering spirit of the Clouds. He has mastered a self-styled martial art (我流の拳, Garyū no Ken), which is the deadliest of the Goshasei's techniques.

: Juza was [[Yuria|Yuria's]] childhood sweetheart and wished to marry her, but his dreams were crushed when he discovered she was his half-sister from the same father. As a result, Juza descended into a carefree and promiscuous lifestyle. The Goshasei believed Juza was the only one capable of stopping [[Raoh]], but Juza, being a free-spirited man, did not wish to fight for the sake of the [[Last Nanto General]]. When he discovered it was none other than his beloved Yuria, Juza swore his life to her and rode into battle against Raoh. Juza had known Raoh since childhood and was always the perfect foil to Raoh's serious nature. [[Ryuken]] once remarked that the two of them were equals.

: Juza was famously the first and only man to steal [[Kokuoh|Kokuoh-Go]] from Raoh. Because of this humiliation, Raoh refused to move until his mighty steed returned to him. When Juza returned to finish the fight, he suffered the true extent of Raoh's strength and was defeated. However, he endured Raoh's torture to the very end and refused to identify the Last Nanto General. Raoh described Juza's death as 'terrifying' and ordered his men to prepare an honorable burial for his fallen rival. However, it was this same tenacity that revealed the Last Nanto General's identity to Raoh, as he knew that Juza would only sacrifice his life for Yuria.

: Juza's side story details his life prior to his appearance in Hokuto no Ken. Juza is introduced as the trump card of an opposition army fighting against Raoh, and expresses a stronger playboy attitude than was shown in his appearances in Hokuto no Ken. Central to the plot is his search for Kenshiro, who Juza holds a grudge against for being unable to protect Yuria.

: Juza leaves the opposition army after a junior member named Yan tells him about the leaders' plan to keep him there. He eventually stumbles upon a village controlled by Raoh's army and governed by one of Raoh's officers Yona, and after a brief struggle, manages to free the village from the control of Raoh's army.

: Eventually, he stumbles across [[Mamiya's Village]], and is surprised and subdued by [[Mamiya]]. [[Airi]] appears, and Juza realizes that [[Rei]] had died and recalls his tie with the [[Nanto Suichō Ken|Suichoken ]] practitioner. When he brings up Kenshiro's inability to protect Yuria, he is slapped by Mamiya, who, Airi explains, was grieved by Rei's death and associated it with his inability to protect her. This causes Juza to let go of his grudge against Kenshiro and the events of Juza's appearance in Hokuto no Ken follow.

: In the television series, Juza has his own gang of punks, who effectively replace [[Fudou|Fudou's]] army in the manga. Juza is captured by the Goshasei when [[Rihaku|Rihaku's]] daughter, [[Tou]], infiltrates his hideout and spikes his drink before they take him to meet the Last Nanto General.

: Juza's fight with Raoh is extended in this version. After surviving Raoh's interrogation, Juza evades his deathblow in the manga and continues fighting despite his grievous wounds. Eventually, he succumbs to one of Raoh's secret techniques and dies. Raoh remarks that Juza's body had continued fighting even in death.