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In the manga series Yaiba, he is a revenant brought back to life by Onimaru. His 18th-century descendant Fūma Kotarō Kaneyoshi is the hero's nemesis through most of the TV series The Samurai . His modern descendant is a player character in the video game Ninja Commando .
The doctor who exclusively treats and trains Saki, as he shares similar powers. He was once a samurai in Nobunaga's forces, serving alongside Yasuke. He runs a school mentoring psychics and sees Saki as the chosen one to end the Yami no Daimyō. Ishikawa Voiced by: Eri Kitamura (Japanese); Dia Frampton (English)
Koichi Ose (大瀬 康一, Ōse Kōichi, born October 27, 1937), born as Kazunari Ōse (大瀬 一靉, Ōse Kazunari) [1] is a Japanese actor famous for his lead role as Samurai swordsman Akikusa Shintaro in The Samurai (TV series). This series made a huge impact when shown in Australia in 1965. He worked in television from 1958 to 1972 after ...
Yasuke is the first known African to appear in Japanese historical records. Much of what is known about him is found in fragmentary accounts in the letters of the Jesuit missionary Luís Fróis, Ōta Gyūichi's Shinchō Kōki (信長公記, Nobunaga Official Chronicle), Matsudaira Ietada's Matsudaira Ietada Nikki (松平家忠日記, Matsudaira Ietada Diary), Jean Crasset's Histoire de l ...
Saigō Takamori (or Takanaga) (西鄕 隆盛 [隆永], January 23, 1828 – September 24, 1877) was a Japanese samurai and nobleman. He was one of the most influential samurai in Japanese history and one of the three great nobles who led the Meiji Restoration.
Nakoruru (ナコルル, Nakoruru) is a fictional character in the Samurai Shodown (Samurai Spirits in Japan) series of fighting games by SNK.She is one of the series' best known and most popular characters alongside its main protagonist Haohmaru, and was introduced in the original Samurai Shodown in 1993.
The other things, contrary to samurai-class ideals, included acting as a security guard and lending money at high interest. When Kokichi's son Rintaro (later to become the famous naval commander Katsu Kaishū , a major figure during the Meiji era modernization of Japan) was fifteen, Kokichi retired as family head, passing on that duty to young ...
The Lone Samurai and the Martial Arts. London: Arms and Armour Press. ISBN 978-0-85368-967-6. Wilson, William Scott (2004). The Lone Samurai. Kodansha International. ISBN 978-4-7700-2942-3. De Lange, William (2010). The Real Musashi: The Bushu denraiki. Floating World Editions. ISBN 978-1-891640-56-8. De Lange, William (2011). The Real Musashi ...