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  2. Kawakami Gensai - Wikipedia

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    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 four most notable assassins of the Bakumatsu period. Gensai's high-speed sword discipline allowed him to assassinate targets in broad daylight.

  3. Onimusha - Wikipedia

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    Nobunaga Oda (織田信長) is the main antagonist in the first three Onimusha games, in particular Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny and Onimusha 3: Demon Siege, where he is the final boss in those two games. In real world history, Nobunaga is viewed culturally as both a hero and as a villain for respectively trying to unite his nation during the ...

  4. Taira no Masakado - Wikipedia

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    Taira no Masakado (平将門, died March 25, 940) was a Heian period provincial magnate and samurai based in eastern Japan, notable for leading the first recorded uprising against the central government in Kyōto. [1] Along with Sugawara no Michizane and Emperor Sutoku, he is often called one of the “Three Great Onryō of Japan .”. [2]

  5. Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny - Wikipedia

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    Samurai's Destiny features a gold mining town called Imasho which is free of enemy encounters. Onimusha 2 introduces several role-playing elements into the series. In the areas surrounding Imasho, defeated Genma often leave behind piles of gold which can be spent on gifts for other characters (Ekei, Magoichi, Kotaro and Oyu). [5]

  6. Samurai: Way of the Warrior - Wikipedia

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    The game was the first title by Madfinger Games and was released in 2009. Developers were at the time employees of 2K Czech and worked on it at their free time before they officially founded a company in May 2010. [1] When the company was founded, the developers decided to release an updated version of the game as Samurai: Way of the Warrior HD ...

  7. Saigō Takamori - Wikipedia

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    Saigō Takamori (or Takanaga) (西鄕 隆盛 [隆永], January 23, 1828 – September 24, 1877) was a Japanese samurai and nobleman. He was one of the most influential samurai in Japanese history and one of the three great nobles who led the Meiji Restoration.

  8. Miyamoto Musashi - Wikipedia

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    It was built in Ōhara-Cho in the province of Mimasaka, the birthplace of the samurai. Inside the building, the life and journey of Miyamoto Musashi are remembered everywhere. Dedicated to martial arts, the Budokan is the source for all of Japan's official traditional saber and kendo schools. Practically, historically and culturally it is a ...

  9. Samurai Shodown II - Wikipedia

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    Gameplay screenshot showcasing a match between Cham Cham and Genjuro Kibagami.. Following up on the extremely enthusiastic fan reception of the first Samurai Shodown game, SNK rebuilt the sequel from the ground up, including almost all of its predecessor's cast, adding several new characters, and refining the overall gameplay with more responsive control, more moves (particularly the use of ...