, also known as Menju Katsusuke, was a general and retainer of

Shibata Katsuie or was a Japanese samurai and military commander during the Sengoku period. He was retainer of Oda Nobuhide. He served Oda Nobunaga as one of his trusted generals, was severely wounded in the 1571 first siege of Nagashima, but then fought ...

. As one of the Three Famous Swordsmen of the

Battle of Shizugatake The took place during the Sengoku period of Japan between Toyotomi Hideyoshi (then Hashiba Hideyoshi) and Shibata Katsuie in Nagahama, Shiga, Shizugatake, Ōmi Province over a period of two days beginning on the 20th day of the fourth month of ...

, he fought with outstanding valor until he was killed in battle.

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https://web.archive.org/web/20120331175205/https://www.monika-schmidt.com/japan/japanbild/t16_e.htm Samurai People of the Azuchi–Momoyama period 1583 deaths Year of birth unknown {{Samurai-stub