was a Japanese

samurai were the hereditary military nobility and officer caste of medieval and early-modern Japan from the late 12th century until their abolition in 1876. They were the well-paid retainers of the '' daimyo'' (the great feudal landholders). They h ...

of the

Sengoku period The was a period in History of Japan, Japanese history of near-constant civil war and social upheaval from 1467 to 1615. The Sengoku period was initiated by the Ōnin War in 1467 which collapsed the Feudalism, feudal system of Japan under the ...

, who was the younger brother of

Takeda Shingen , of Kai Province, was a pre-eminent ''daimyō'' in feudal Japan. Known as the "Tiger of Kai", he was one of the most powerful daimyō with exceptional military prestige in the late stage of the Sengoku period. Shingen was a warlord of great ...

, the ruler of Kai Province. He is known as one of the "

Twenty-Four Generals of Takeda Shingen 24 (twenty-four) is the natural number following 23 and preceding 25. The SI prefix for 1024 is yotta (Y), and for 10−24 (i.e., the reciprocal of 1024) yocto (y). These numbers are the largest and smallest number to receive an SI prefix to da ...

".Internet Movie Database (IMDb)
"Shingen Takeda (Character) from ''Kagemusha'' (1980)
retrieved 2013-5-17. Nobutatsu also served under Shingen's son,

Takeda Katsuyori was a Japanese ''daimyō'' of the Sengoku period, who was famed as the head of the Takeda clan and the successor to the legendary warlord Takeda Shingen. He was son in law of Hojo Ujiyasu. Early life He was the son of Shingen by the daughter ...

. He fought at Nagashino in 1575.

Family

*Father:

Takeda Nobutora was a Japanese ''daimyō'' (feudal lord) who controlled the Province of Kai, and fought in a number of battles of the Sengoku period. He was the father of the famous Takeda Shingen. Biography Nobutora’s son was Harunobu, later known as Tak ...

(1494-1574) *Brothers: ** Takematsu (1517-1523) **

(1521-1573) ** Inuchiyo (1523-1529) **

Takeda Nobushige was a samurai of Japan's Sengoku period, and younger brother of Takeda Shingen. He was known as one of the " Twenty-Four Generals of Takeda Shingen". Takeda Nobushige held the favor of their father, and was meant to inherit the Takeda lands, w ...

(1525-1561) ** Takeda Nobumoto **

Takeda Nobukado was a Japanese samurai warrior of the Sengoku period. He was known as one of the " Twenty-Four Generals of Takeda Shingen". He is also well known as a painter. It has been said that Nobukado and Shingen were as like as two peas therefore he ser ...

(1529-1582) ** Matsuo Nobukore (ca. 1530s-1571) ** Takeda Souchi **

Takeda Nobuzane Nobuzane (武田信実) more commonly known as Kawakubo Nobuzane (河窪信実) (died 29 June 1575) was a younger half-brother of Takeda Shingen, a preeminent ''daimyō'' (feudal lord) who vied for the control of Japan in the late stage of S ...

(ca. 1530s-1575) *Sisters: ** Joukei-in (1519-1550), married

Imagawa Yoshimoto was a pre-eminent ''daimyō'' (feudal lord) in the Sengoku period Japan. Based in Suruga Province, he was known as . he was one of the three ''daimyōs'' that dominated the Tōkaidō region. He died in 1560 while marching to Kyoto to become S ...

** Nanshou-in (born 1520) married

Anayama Nobutomo was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period. He was the son of Anayama Nobutsuna. Nobutomo served the Takeda clan of Kai Province and held the title of , or ''Defender of Izu. He enjoyed special status in the Takeda retainer band due to h ...

** Nene (1528-1543) married Suwa Yorishige

References

External links

"Legendary Takeda's 24 Generals" at Yamanashi-kankou.jp
Samurai 1539 births 1582 deaths Takeda clan Takeda retainers {{samurai-stub