Kawakami Gensai (河上 彦斎, 25 December 1834 – 13 January 1872) was a Japanese samurai of the late Edo period. A highly skilled swordsman, he was one of the...
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is a traditional school of Japanese martial arts. It was created by Kawakami Gensai in the 1860s, following his study of swordsmanship under the instructor...
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samurai during the Bakumatsu era in Japanese history. The four men were Kawakami Gensai, Kirino Toshiaki (also known as Nakamura Hanjirō), Tanaka Shinbei,...
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assassins Kawakami Gensai, Nakamura Hanjirō, Okada Izō, and Tanaka Shinbei, opted for a more violent approach in asserting their views. Kawakami Gensai, in...
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as cross-shaped scar in his face. He was also based on the hitokiri Kawakami Gensai. In Japanese, Kenshin has been voiced by Megumi Ogata for the drama...
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Kenshin was based on Kawakami Gensai, one of the Four Hitokiri of the Bakumatsu. Four years after the revolution ended, Gensai was falsely accused of...
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Katakura Kojūro Katakura Shigenaga Kataoka Mitsumasa Katō Kiyomasa Kawakami Gensai Kido Takayoshi Kikkawa Hiroie Kimotsuki Kanetsugu Kitamura Kansuke...
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and politician Bizan Kawakami (川上 眉山, 1869–1908), Japanese writer Gensai Kawakami (1834–1871), a famous samurai Hajime Kawakami (1879–1946), Japanese...
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the bakumatsu adopted professional names; for instance Kawakami Gensai was known as Hitokiri Gensai. Hill (2002). Holland, Stephen (November 29, 2023). "10...
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drawn. Shōzan was killed by one of the assassins, a hitokiri named Kawakami Gensai, who landed a death blow on him. Upon his death, the assassins immediately...
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