Takeda Nobukado
Takeda Nobukado (武田 信廉, 1529–1582) was a Japanese samurai warrior of the Sengoku period. He was known as one of the "Twenty-Four Generals of Takeda Shingen".[1]
Early life
Nobukado was a brother of Takeda Shingen.[citation needed]
Family
- Father: Takeda Nobutora (1493-1574)
- Brothers:
- Takematsu (1517-1523)
- Takeda Shingen (1521-1573)
- Inuchiyo (1523-1529)
- Takeda Nobushige (1525-1561)
- Takeda Nobumoto
- Matsuo Nobukore (ca. 1530s-1571)
- Takeda Souchi
- Takeda Nobuzane (ca. 1530s-1575)
- Ichijō Nobutatsu (ca. 1539-1582)
- Sisters:
- Joukei-in (1519-1550), married Imagawa Yoshimoto
- Nanshou-in (born 1520) married Anayama Nobutomo
- Nene (1528-1543) married Suwa Yorishige
Warrior
Nobukado commanded the Takeda central company in the Battle of Nagashino, as an adviser under Katsuyori.[citation needed]
Nobukado attempted to flee when in 1582 Nobunaga invaded the Takeda lands, but he ended up being captured and beheaded, along with many other Takeda retainers.[citation needed]
In popular culture
Nobukado is one of the main characters in Akira Kurosawa's epic film Kagemusha.[2]
References
- ^ Internet Movie Database (IMDb), "Shingen Takeda (Character) from Kagemusha (1980); retrieved 2013-5-17.
- ^ IMDb, "Nobukado Takeda (Character) from Kagemusha (1980); retrieved 2013-5-17.
Further reading
- Turnbull, Stephen (1998). 'The Samurai Sourcebook'. London: Cassell & Co.
External links
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