Yukio Mishima

Yukio Mishima

male, deceased (1970)
was the public name of, a Japanese author and playwright, famous for both his highly notable nihilistic post-war writings and the circumstances of...
Oda Nobunaga

Oda Nobunaga

male, deceased (1582)
Oda Nobunaga (', June 23, 1534-June 21, 1582) was a major daimyo during the Sengoku period of Japanese history. He was the son of Oda Nobuhide, a...
Akechi Mitsuhide

Akechi Mitsuhide

male, deceased (1582)
nicknamed Jūbei, was a samurai who lived during the Sengoku period of Feudal Japan. Mitsuhide was a general under daimyo Oda Nobunaga, although he l...
Minamoto No Yorimasa

Minamoto No Yorimasa

male, deceased (1180)
"'"' (1106 - 1180) was a prominent Japanese poet whose works appeared in various anthologies. He served eight different emperors in his long...
Minamoto No Tametomo

Minamoto No Tametomo

male, deceased (1170)
"'"' (1139 - 1170) was a samurai who fought in the Hōgen Rebellion of 1156. He was the son of Minamoto no Tameyoshi, and brother to Yukiie and Y...
Shibata Katsuie

Shibata Katsuie

male, deceased (1583)
"' (1530-1583) or Gonroku"' (権六) was a Japanese military commander during the Sengoku Period who served Oda Nobunaga. He initially supported Oda...
Asai Nagamasa

Asai Nagamasa

male, deceased (1573)
Azai Nagamasa was a son of Azai Hisamasa, from whom he inherited the lands of Omi. Nagamasa successfully battled both Rokkaku Yoshitaka and Saito...
Luther Blissett

Luther Blissett

male
Luther Blissett is a multiple-use name, an "open reputation" informally adopted and shared by hundreds of artists and social activists all over...
Takeda Katsuyori

Takeda Katsuyori

male, deceased (1582)
Takeda Katsuyori was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku Period, who was famed as the head of the Takeda clan and the successor to the legendary...

Kira Yoshinaka

male, deceased (1703)
(October 5, 1641 – January 30, 1703) was a "kōke" (a samurai ranking below the daimyo) in Japan during the Edo period. He held the honorary tit...