Amari Torayasu
In this Japanese name, the family name is "Amari".
Amari Torayasu (甘利 虎泰, 1498 – March 23, 1548) was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period, and served the Takeda clan under Takeda Nobutora and Shingen.[1] Amari was a shukurō, or clan elder, following Shingen's accession to family headship and was one of "Twenty-Four Generals of Takeda Shingen".[2] He was killed in action at the battle of Uedahara in 1548, together with Itagaki Nobukata. The two were fighting side by side on the frontlines when suddenly a volley of arrows shot them down.[1]
Amari was succeeded by his son Amari Masatada.
Amari in Fiction
In NHK's 2007 Taiga drama Fūrinkazan, Amari is played by Ryū Raita.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 武家家伝＿甘利氏
- ↑ Inoue, Yasushi. (2006). The Samurai banner of Furin Kazan, p. 7.
Further reading
- Turnbull, Stephen (1998). 'The Samurai Sourcebook'. London: Cassell & Co.