also called ''Morozumi Bingono Kami Torasada''(諸角豊後守) 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 ...

and commander 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 ...

. He served the Takeda clan. In 1561, he participated in the Battle of Kawanakajima, He fought bravely and was killed. It is said that Torasada was 81 years old at the time.

In fiction

*'' Ten to Chi to'' ( Taiga drama, 1969), played by Kunishirō Hayashi. *'' Fūrin Kazan'' (Taiga drama, 2007), played by Takeshi Katō.

References

Samurai Takeda clan 1561 deaths 1480 births {{Samurai-stub