Yamagata Masakage
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Military legacy
Masakage was a fierce warrior who fought in many battles and was given a fief in Shinano. He was present at the Battle of Mimasetoge in 1569 and captured Yoshida Castle, a Tokugawa possession, during the Mikatagahara Campaign (1572–73).
He was present for the following Battle of Mikatagahara.[2][3] His last campaign was in the ill-fated Battle of Nagashino in 1575, in which he tried to persuade Katsuyori to honorably withdraw.[4]
Ii Naomasa of the Tokugawa clan gained the surviving retainers of the Takeda clan and more widely implemented the ideas of "Masakage's red-colored army," having several units of elite samurai in blood-red armor, to inflict fear and demoralization on enemy troops.[5]
Personal life
After his brother Obu Masatora committed seppuku as a cover for Takeda Yoshinobu's failed rebellion, Masakage changed his family name to Yamagata (he used the name Obu Masakage at first).[6]
In popular culture
Yamagata is one of the main characters in Akira Kurosawa's epic film Kagemusha.[7]
References
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- ↑ Internet Movie Database (IMDb), "Shingen Takeda (Character) from Kagemusha (1980); retrieved 2013-5-17.
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- ↑ IMDb, "Masakage Yamagata (Character) from Kagemusha (1980); retrieved 2013-5-17.
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External links
- "Legendary Takeda's 24 Generals" at Yamanashi-kankou.jp
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- The armor of red's preparation
Further reading
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