Takeda Nobukado

In this Japanese name, the family name is Takeda.

Takeda Nobukado (武田信廉^?, 1529–1582) was a Japanese samurai warrior of the Sengoku period. He was known as one of the "Twenty-Four Generals of Takeda Shingen".^[1]

Early life[]

Nobukado was a brother of Takeda Shingen.^{[citation needed]}

Family tree[]

Father: Takeda Nobutora (1493-1574)
Siblings:
- Takeda Shingen (1521-1573)
- Takeda Nobushige (1525-1561)

Warrior[]

Nobukado commanded the Takeda central company in the Battle of Nagashino, as an adviser under Katsuyori.^{[citation needed]}

Nobukado attempted to flee when in 1582 Nobunaga invaded the Takeda lands, but he ended up being captured and beheaded, along with many other Takeda retainers.^{[citation needed]}

In popular culture[]

Nobukado is one of the main characters in Akira Kurosawa's epic film Kagemusha.^[2]

References[]

↑ Internet Movie Database (IMDb), "Shingen Takeda (Character) from Kagemusha (1980); retrieved 2013-5-17.
↑ IMDb, "Nobukado Takeda (Character) from Kagemusha (1980); retrieved 2013-5-17.

External links[]

"Legendary Takeda's 24 Generals" at Yamanashi-kankou.jp

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[1] Internet Movie Database (IMDb), "Shingen Takeda (Character) from Kagemusha (1980); retrieved 2013-5-17.

[2] IMDb, "Nobukado Takeda (Character) from Kagemusha (1980); retrieved 2013-5-17.

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