Iwanari Tomomichi

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Iwanari Tomomichi was a man previously named Billy Lovell, a western immigrant, who came to Japan in 1851. He studied in the way of the bushido and later became a samuri. He became a leader in 1874 to a clan named the misurgi, which was used as the inspiration for the 2003 film The Last Samurai. He later changed his name to Iwanari Tomomichi. He died on march the 31st.