Morozumi Torasada
Morozumi Torasada
Native name
両角 虎定
Nickname(s)Masakiyo
Born1480
Kai Province
DiedSeptember 10, 1561
Battles of Kawanakajima, Shinano Province
AllegianceTakeda clan
RankCommander
Battles/warsBattle of Mikajiri
Shinano campaign
Battles of Kawanakajima

Morozumi Torasada (両角 虎定 or 諸角昌清[1], died 1561) also called Morozumi Bingono Kami Torasada (諸角豊後守)[2] was a Japanese samurai and commander of the Sengoku period. He served the Takeda clan.[3][4][5] Morozumi Torasada had served three generations of the Takeda family in many different battles.

In 1561, he participated in the Battle of Kawanakajima,[5] He fought bravely and was killed in the battle between Takeda Shingen and Uesugi Kenshin.[2] It is said that Torasada was 81 years old at the time.[2]

In fiction

References

  1. "デジタル版 日本人名大辞典+Plus「諸角昌清」の解説" (in Japanese). kotobank. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "諸角豊後守虎定" (in Japanese). Nagano Convention Visitors Bureau. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  3. "慈照寺" (in Japanese). Japan Travel And Tourism Association. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  4. "慈照寺" (in Japanese). Kai city official. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  5. 1 2 "デジタル版 日本人名大辞典+Plus「両角虎定」の解説" (in Japanese). kotobank. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  6. "風林火山". allcinema. Retrieved 23 October 2021.


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