- Source: Oniniwa Yoshinao
Oniniwa Yoshinao (鬼庭良直, 1513 – 1586) also known as Oniniwa Sagetsusai was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period who served Date clan. He was deeply trusted by Date Terumune and Date Masamune.
Yoshinao at the age of 73, bravely fought to let Masamune go during the Battle of Hitotoribashi, His army killed many of Iwaki clan's men but finally was killed by Iwaki Tsunetaka's general Kubota Jūrō. Thanks to Yoshinao, Masamune was able to escape to Motomiya castle. His son, Oniniwa Tsunamoto, and his daughter, Katakura Kita, also worked for Date clan and won Masamune's great trust.
In fiction
In NHK's 1987 Taiga drama Dokuganryū Masamune, Yoshinao was played by Chosuke Ikariya.
References
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- Oniniwa Yoshinao
- Oniniwa Tsunamoto
- Katakura Kita
- Date clan
- Date Masamune
- Date Terumune
- Battle of Hitotoribashi
- Chosuke Ikariya
- List of daimyōs from the Sengoku period
