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Akechi Mitsuhide. In this Japanese name, the surname is Akechi. Edo period painting of Akechi Mitsuhide. Akechi Mitsuhide (明智 光秀, March 10, 1528 – July 2, 1582), [ 1 ] first called Jūbei from his clan and later Koretō Hyūga no Kami (惟任日向守) from his title, was a Japanese samurai general of the Sengoku period.
Hina Akechi (明地 陽菜, Akechi Hina, born 14 March 2005) is a Japanese badminton player. [2] She was world number 1 in BWF World Junior Ranking for women's singles on 9 May 2023. She is the 2019 Asian Junior U-17 champion and the 2018 Asian Junior U-15 champion in the girls' singles. She graduated from the Yanai Commercial & Technical High ...
Awaiting Kirin (麒麟がくる, Kirin ga Kuru) is a 2020 Japanese historical drama television series starring Hiroki Hasegawa as Akechi Mitsuhide, a samurai and general during the Sengoku period. The series is the 59th NHK taiga drama, [3][4][5] premiering on January 19, 2020. It is the first regular taiga drama to be fully shot in 4K ...
Akechi Tama took the Christian name Maria when she was baptized, and she officially changed her name to Hosakawa Gracia. In episode 8 , viewers can even hear Father Alvito briefly refer to Mariko ...
Akechi Mitsuhide. Ruled until. 1582, Battle of Yamazaki. The Akechi clan (明智氏, Akechi-shi) is a branch of the Toki clan, which is descended from the Seiwa Genji. The Akechi clan thrived around the later part of the Sengoku period of the 16th century. The Akechi became the head (soryo) of the Toki clan after the Toki fell to the Saitō ...
Tsumaki Hiroko (妻木煕子, 1530 – November 27, 1576) was a Japanese noble woman from the Sengoku period. She is also known as Omaki-no-kata, Omaki and Fuseya-hime, with her real name uncertain. The name Hiroko probably originated from her father's name Tsumaki Norihiro. She was the wife of Akechi Mitsuhide, a prominent general of the Oda ...
Akechi Mitsutada (明智 光忠, 1540 – July 4, 1582) was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period who served the Akechi clan. He was a cousin of his lord, Akechi Mitsuhide. He was the castle commander of Yakami Castle. Control over the Yakami Castle passed into Mitsutada's hands when the Hatano clan was obliterated by Akechi Mitsuhide in 1579.
Akechi Tama, usually referred to as Hosokawa Gracia (細川ガラシャ, Hosokawa Garasha), (1563 – 25 August 1600) was a member of the aristocratic Akechi family from the Sengoku period. [1] Gracia is best known for her role in the Battle of Sekigahara ; she was considered to be a political hostage to the Western army led by Ishida Mitsunari .