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.[1]

Oniniwa Yoshinao
Native name
鬼庭 良直
Born1513
Akadate Castle, Date District, Fukushima
DiedJanuary 6, 1586(1586-01-06) (aged 72–73)
Near Hitotori Bridge in Mutsu Province,(Now Motomiya, Fukushima)
Battles/warsBattle of Tenbun
Battle of Hitotoribashi, etc
RelationsOniniwa Motozane (father), Oniniwa Tsunamoto (eldest son), Katakura Kita (daughter)
In this Japanese name, the surname is Oniniwa.

Yoshinao at the age of 73, bravely fought to let Masamune go during the Battle of Hitotoribashi, His army killed a lot of Iwaki clan's men but finally was killed by Iwaki Tsunetaka's general Kubota Jūrō.[2][3] Thanks to Yoshinao, Masamune was able to escape to Motomiya castle.[3][4] His son, Oniniwa Tsunamoto, and his daughter, Katakura Kita, also worked for Date clan and won Masamune's great trust.[3]

In fiction

In NHK's 1987 Taiga drama Dokuganryū Masamune, Yoshinao was played by Chosuke Ikariya.[5]

References
  1. "宮城の真田一族ーその4" (in Japanese). 伊達800年の歴史. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  2. ""茂庭氏"". Harimaya.com. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  3. "享年７３は早死に？政宗を生かして死んだ鬼庭左月" (in Japanese). 日本の歴史.COM. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  4. "人取橋の戦い～伊達家の輝宗死して政宗も絶体絶命！されど忠臣たちの超踏ん張りに助けられ" (in Japanese). 戦国武将. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  5. "大河ドラマ　独眼竜政宗" (in Japanese). NHK. Retrieved 25 July 2019.


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