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Obu Toramasa

Samurai who served the Takeda clan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Obu Toramasa
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Obu Toramasa (飯富 虎昌; 1504 November 11, 1565), known as the "Wild Tiger of Kai", was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period, who served the Takeda clan. He was known as one of the "Twenty-Four Generals of Takeda Shingen".[1] His younger brother was Yamagata Masakage.[2]

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Obu Toramasa

He was the tutor of Takeda Shingen's younger brother Takeda Nobushige. He later betrayed Shingen with Shingen's eldest child, the rebellious Takeda Yoshinobu. A historically accurate account of his life is in the novel The Samurai's Tale written by Erik Christian Haugaard.

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Obu Toramasa, a part of the twenty-four drawings of Takeda (Takeda Shrine Collection)
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