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Hideaki Sorachi's manga Gintama involves fictionalized versions of two of the four hitokiri (particularly Okada and Kawakami), set in an alternate version of Bakumatsu-era Japan. The Hitokiri is a playable character in the video game For Honor, serving as a heavy hero of the Samurai faction and fighting with a two-handed axe.
Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Yoshitsune and Benkei defending themselves in their boat during a storm created by the ghosts of conquered Taira warriors Benkei and Yoshitsune. Stories about Benkei's birth vary considerably. One tells how his father was the head of a temple shrine who had raped his mother, the daughter of a blacksmith.
Kusunoki Masashige (楠木 正成, 1294 – 4 July 1336) was a Japanese military commander and samurai of the Kamakura period remembered as the ideal loyal samurai. Kusunoki fought for Emperor Go-Daigo in the Genkō War to overthrow the Kamakura shogunate and restore power in Japan to the Imperial Court .
Kawakami Gensai (河上 彦斎, 25 December 1834 – 13 January 1872) was a Japanese samurai of the late Edo period. A highly skilled swordsman, he was one of the four most notable assassins of the Bakumatsu period. Gensai's high-speed sword discipline allowed him to assassinate targets in broad daylight.
Tōyama no Kin-san (遠山の金さん) is a popular character based on the historical Tōyama Kagemoto, a samurai and official of the Tokugawa shogunate during the Edo period of Japanese history. [1] In kabuki and kōdan, he was celebrated under his childhood name, Kinshirō, shortened to Kin-san.
Okada Izō (岡田 以蔵, February 14, 1838 – May 11, 1865) was a Japanese samurai of the late Edo period, feared as one of the four most notable assassins of the Bakumatsu period. He was a member of Tosa Kinnoto [ ja ] (Tosa Imperialism party, a loyalist clique of Tosa) in his hometown, Tosa Domain.
' "Bamboo Sword Samurai" ') is a Japanese historical samurai manga series written by Issei Eifuku and illustrated by Taiyō Matsumoto. It was published in Shogakukan's Big Comic Spirits seinen manga magazine, with its chapters collected in eight wideban volumes.
Hōjō Tokiyuki (北条 時行, died 21 June 1353) was a samurai of the Hōjō clan who fought both for and against the Imperial Court. [ a ] His father was Hōjō Takatoki , a Shogunal Regent and de facto ruler of the Kamakura shogunate .