Dr. Toshiya Joshima

Nickname in English adaptations: "Toshiya" (城島 俊也 Jōshima Toshiya) Known as "God Hand" due to his ability to single-hand steer, controlling the car's yaw rate with very delicate steering/throttle inputs. He is the downhill half of the two man Purple Shadow team. He battles in a refined intellectual style, intentionally pulling his punches, for his own private satisfaction. God Hand's techniques also include gutter jumps, and the ability to confuse his chaser by creating a fast yet unorthodox race line. Some of his team consider his methods very cruel, especially given the irony that he is a doctor. During Takumi's battle with God Hand, Takumi felt as if he were being chased by Bunta in the Impreza (Possibly due to Bunta and Jōshima being middle aged racers with perfected techniques). Initially Jōshima toyed with Takumi, hiding his true ability, trying to instill confusion and self doubt, confident he could dominate the battle. After Jōshima finally sprang his tactical trap, Takumi recovered and retook the lead. The astonished Jōshima eventually had to abandon his game, and used his ultimate time attack line to pull away. Takumi broke his suspension trying desperately to catch up, and was reduced to limping down the mountain. This would have been a loss for Takumi, except that Jōshima's physical fatigue from multiple rounds of downhill got to him and forced him to make a vomit stop. The crippled Trueno hobbled past to a technical victory. After the race, Joshima admits that Takumi's come back put him under so much pressure that he was forced to put his left hand back on the steering wheel, something that hadn't ever happened to him.&nbsp However Takumi did not feel that his victory was justified. Afterwards Ryosuke requests a favor from Jōshima, asking him to allow Takumi to ride alongside Jōshima in his S2000 as he drives down the mountain again, so that Takumi could watch the God-Hand technique first hand and hopefully improve upon his own techniques. Jōshima reminds Takumi that, even though he wants to be faster, he must not attempt to use the one handed steering technique, because it will make him uncertain of both his and Jōshima's techniques.