Kumatarō Kido and Yagorō Tani

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Kumatarō Kido (城戸熊太郎, Kido Kumatarō^?, c.1857 - 1893) and Yagorō Tani (谷弥五郎, Tani Yagorō^?) were Japanese spree killers, who killed 11 people, including an infant, on May 25, 1893. The number of victims was often represented as ten except an infant. Their incident is known as Kawachi Jūningiri (河内十人斬り, Kawachi Jūningiri^?). Kido's common-law-wife was stolen by Torajirō Matsunaga. Torajirō's brother Denjirō bilked debt, and assaulted him. He hated Matsunaga family, and decided to kill them with a pupil Tani Yagorō. They prepared guns and swords for murders. On May 25, 1893, they attacked Denjirō's house and killed four people. They attacked Denjirō's son's house, and killed five people. They also killed his former common-law-wife and her mother. However, they weren't able to kill Torajiro Matsunaga. They committed suicide after murders. Their remains were discovered on June 7. A novel Kokuhaku by Ko Machida was based on their case.