Amari Torayasu

In this Japanese name, the surname is Amari.

Amari Torayasu (甘利 虎泰; 1498 – March 23, 1548) was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period who 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]

Amari was killed in action at the battle of Uedahara in 1548, together with Itagaki Nobukata. The two were fighting side by side when suddenly a volley of arrows shot them down.^[1]

Amari was succeeded by his son Amari Masatada.

Japanese Politician Akira Amari is a descendant of Torayasu.^[3]

Amari in Fiction

In NHK's 2007 Taiga drama Fūrinkazan, Amari is played by Raita Ryū.