French version
Hattori Hanzo服部半蔵alternative words: Hanzo Hattori keywords: famous person , ninja related topics: Sengoku period , Ninja , Iga ninja , Tokugawa Ieyasu , Akechi Mitsuhide , Oda Nobunaga related web sites: http://www2.harimaya.com/sengoku/html/tk_hato.html , http://www.m-network.com/sengoku/ieyasu/igagoe00.html explanation: Famous ninja boss of Sengoke period, originated from Iga region in western Mie prefecture. He got a trust of Tokugawa Ieyasu, by organizing successfully an escape of Ieyasu from Osaka to his fief of eastern Aichi prefecture during a putsch organized by Akechi Mitsuhide against Oda Nobunaga in 1582. There exist many movies and novels on his activities as chief of secret service to help Ieyasu to become shogun. A gate in west of Edo castle carries his name, "Hanzomon". | |