In fact, since Shadows takes place more than 300 years before WW2, the figure almost certainly isn't a direct reference to the Sanno Shrine's gate. There's no denying the torii used in the figure ...

The complex was destroyed during World War II but rebuilt in the 1950s. Entrances to the shrine feature huge wooden gates, known as torii, which are crowned with distinct curved beams.

The one-legged Torii gate has significant meaning of its own, however, as one can famously be found at the Sannō Shrine in Nagasaki, located 900 metres from the hypocenter of the World War 2 ...

The complex was destroyed during World War II but rebuilt in the 1950s. A closeup image of scratches on a torii gate at Meiji Shrine, taken on November 14, 2024. Yuichi Yamazaki/AFP/Getty Images ...

The complex was destroyed during World War II but rebuilt in the 1950s. A closeup image of scratches on a torii gate at Meiji Shrine, taken on November 14, 2024. - Yuichi Yamazaki/AFP/Getty Images ...

Scratches are seen on a traditional wooden torii gate at Meiji shrine in Tokyo on November 14, 2024. ... Destroyed during World War II, it was rebuilt in the 1950s.