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| | name = Satō Tadanobu | | name = Satō Tadanobu | ||
| | native_name = {{nihongo2|佐藤 忠信}} | | native_name = {{nihongo2|佐藤 忠信}} | ||
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| | caption = ''Sato Tadanobu, a Samurai of the Twelfth Century, Defending Himself with a Goban when Attacked by His Enemies''. Ukiyo print by ] | |||
| | caption = ''Satō Tadanobu'' from ]'s {{nihongo|''Zenken Kojitsu''|前賢故実}} | |||
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| {{nihongo|'''Satō Tadanobu'''|佐藤 忠信}} was a Japanese ] of the late-] |
{{nihongo|'''Satō Tadanobu'''|佐藤 忠信}} was a Japanese ] of the late-]. He was a follower of ]. According to the '']'', he was one of the {{nihongo|''Yoshitsune Shitennō''|義経 四天王||literally "Yoshitsune's ]"}}, along with ], ], and ]. He was the younger brother of Tsugunobu, and their father was the ] retainer ]. | ||
| Tsugunobu and his brother Tadanobu "were 'given' to Yoshitsune by ] when Yoshitsune left ] to join ]."<ref name=Sato>{{Cite book |last=Sato |first=Hiroaki |title=Legends of the Samurai |publisher=Overlook Duckworth |year=1995 |isbn=9781590207307 |pages=132–133, 152}}</ref> | |||
| ==Yoshitsune's retreat== | |||
| Satō is most well known for saving his master Yoshitsune's life at ], a story recorded in the '']''. The story has become somewhat legendary over the years. Whilst travelling to ] to escape from the troops of his brother ], Yoshitsune and his forces were beset by the monks of Zo-o-no, and were facing defeat. Satō volunteered to fight a rearguard action to allow Yoshitsune time to reach safety, and asked for the loan of his master's armour in order to convince the pursuing troops that Yoshitsune was still within their grasp. (This was not an entirely selfless act, since Yoshitsune's armour would have been of better quality than Satō's, and would have afforded better protection.)<ref name="Turnbull2012">{{cite book|author=Stephen Turnbull|title=Hatamoto: Samurai Horse and Foot Guards 1540-1724|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TqR0rij5b0QC&pg=PT11|accessdate=26 April 2013|date=19 June 2012|publisher=Osprey Publishing|isbn=978-1-78200-016-7|pages=11–12}}</ref> Disguised as Yoshitsune, Satō challenged and fought the group's pursuers, killing or wounding around twenty men.<ref name="Inc.1975">{{cite book|author=Active Interest Media, Inc.|title=Black Belt|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ddgDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA38|accessdate=26 April 2013|date=January 1975|publisher=Active Interest Media, Inc.|pages=38, 72|issn=0277-3066}}</ref> His companions were killed, but Satō evaded capture and proceeded to ].<ref name="Brinkley">{{cite book|author=F. Kikuchi Brinkley|title=A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era|year=1915 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bzRen1dcdTwC&pg=PT778|accessdate=26 April 2013|publisher=Library of Alexandria|isbn=978-1-4655-1304-5|pages=778}}</ref> In Kyoto he stayed at the house of a woman acquaintance, but was discovered and attacked. Under threat of capture, he committed ].<ref name="Inc.1975"/> His widow, Kaede, along with her sister-in-law Wakazakura, attempted to comfort his grieving mother by presenting herself wearing her late husband's armour.<ref name="Turnbull">{{cite book|author=Stephen Turnbull|title=Samurai Women 1184–1877|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oGvKpxC-4kcC&pg=PT22|accessdate=26 April 2013|date=24 January 2012|publisher=Osprey Publishing|isbn=978-1-78096-333-4|pages=22}}</ref> | |||
| =="Goban" Tadanobu== | |||
| A popular story regarding Satō Tadanobu's death involves him being attacked whilst playing a game of ]. Unable to reach his weapons, he is said to have picked up the ] and used it to fight off his enemies before eventually killing himself. This episode has been a popular theme in '']'' prints,<ref name="Turnbull"/><ref name=Bozulich>{{cite web|last=Bozulich|first=Richard|title=Go centrepiece of many ukiyo-e|url=http://gostart.ru/es02.html|work=The Magic of Go|accessdate=26 April 2013}}</ref><ref name="Baird2001">{{cite book|author=Merrily C. Baird|title=Symbols of Japan: Thematic Motifs in Art and Design|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BerpAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=26 April 2013|year=2001|publisher=Rizzoli|isbn=978-0-8478-2361-1|page=289}}</ref> and has also inspired '']'' plays such as ''Yoshino Shizuka Goban Tadanobu''<ref name="HerwigMostow2007">{{cite book|author1=Henk J. Herwig|author2=Joshua Scott Mostow|title=The Hundred Poets Compared: A Print Series by Kuniyoshi, Hiroshige, and Kunisada|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GCvrAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=26 April 2013|year=2007|publisher=Hotei Pub.|isbn=978-90-74822-82-4|page=96}}</ref> and '']'', and the ''ko-jururi'' play ''Goban Tadanobu''.<ref name="KingIwakiri2007">{{cite book|author1=James King|author2=Yuriko Iwakiri|title=Japanese Warrior Prints, 1646-1904|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yyvrAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=26 April 2013|year=2007|publisher=Hotei Pub|isbn=978-90-74822-84-8|page=118}}</ref> In many of these plays, the Tadanobu character is implied to be a ] ("]"), due to his impersonation of Yoshitsune (in Japan, foxes were believed to be shape-shifters).<ref name="Smyers1999">{{cite book|author=Karen Ann Smyers|title=Smyers: The Fox & the Jewel Paper|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uaC-7pnqdtEC&pg=PA127|accessdate=26 April 2013|year=1999|publisher=University of Hawaiʻi Press|isbn=978-0-8248-2102-9|pages=127}}</ref> | |||
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For the actor and musician, see Tadanobu Asano. In this Japanese name, the surname is Satō.| Satō Tadanobu | |
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| 佐藤 忠信 | |
 Sato Tadanobu, a Samurai of the Twelfth Century, Defending Himself with a Goban when Attacked by His Enemies. Ukiyo print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi | |
| Born | 1161 |
| Died | November 1186 (aged 24–25) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Other names | Shirō, 四郎兵衛尉 |
Satō Tadanobu (佐藤 忠信) was a Japanese samurai of the late-Heian period. He was a follower of Minamoto no Yoshitsune. According to the Genpei Jōsuiki, he was one of the Yoshitsune Shitennō (義経 四天王, literally "Yoshitsune's Four Heavenly Kings"), along with Kamata Morimasa, Kamata Mitsumasa, and Satō Tsugunobu. He was the younger brother of Tsugunobu, and their father was the Ōshū Fujiwara retainer Satō Motoharu.
Tsugunobu and his brother Tadanobu "were 'given' to Yoshitsune by Fujiwara no Hidehira when Yoshitsune left Oshu to join Yoritomo."
Yoshitsune's retreat
Satō is most well known for saving his master Yoshitsune's life at Yoshino, a story recorded in the Gikeiki. The story has become somewhat legendary over the years. Whilst travelling to Kyushu to escape from the troops of his brother Yoritomo, Yoshitsune and his forces were beset by the monks of Zo-o-no, and were facing defeat. Satō volunteered to fight a rearguard action to allow Yoshitsune time to reach safety, and asked for the loan of his master's armour in order to convince the pursuing troops that Yoshitsune was still within their grasp. (This was not an entirely selfless act, since Yoshitsune's armour would have been of better quality than Satō's, and would have afforded better protection.) Disguised as Yoshitsune, Satō challenged and fought the group's pursuers, killing or wounding around twenty men. His companions were killed, but Satō evaded capture and proceeded to Kyoto. In Kyoto he stayed at the house of a woman acquaintance, but was discovered and attacked. Under threat of capture, he committed seppuku. His widow, Kaede, along with her sister-in-law Wakazakura, attempted to comfort his grieving mother by presenting herself wearing her late husband's armour.
"Goban" Tadanobu
A popular story regarding Satō Tadanobu's death involves him being attacked whilst playing a game of go. Unable to reach his weapons, he is said to have picked up the goban and used it to fight off his enemies before eventually killing himself. This episode has been a popular theme in ukiyo prints, and has also inspired kabuki plays such as Yoshino Shizuka Goban Tadanobu and Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura, and the ko-jururi play Goban Tadanobu. In many of these plays, the Tadanobu character is implied to be a fox spirit ("Genkurō"), due to his impersonation of Yoshitsune (in Japan, foxes were believed to be shape-shifters).
References
- Sato, Hiroaki (1995). Legends of the Samurai. Overlook Duckworth. pp. 132–133, 152. ISBN 9781590207307.
- Stephen Turnbull (19 June 2012). Hatamoto: Samurai Horse and Foot Guards 1540-1724. Osprey Publishing. pp. 11–12. ISBN 978-1-78200-016-7. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ^ Active Interest Media, Inc. (January 1975). Black Belt. Active Interest Media, Inc. pp. 38, 72. ISSN 0277-3066. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- F. Kikuchi Brinkley (1915). A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era. Library of Alexandria. p. 778. ISBN 978-1-4655-1304-5. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ^ Stephen Turnbull (24 January 2012). Samurai Women 1184–1877. Osprey Publishing. p. 22. ISBN 978-1-78096-333-4. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- Bozulich, Richard. "Go centrepiece of many ukiyo-e". The Magic of Go. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- Merrily C. Baird (2001). Symbols of Japan: Thematic Motifs in Art and Design. Rizzoli. p. 289. ISBN 978-0-8478-2361-1. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- Henk J. Herwig; Joshua Scott Mostow (2007). The Hundred Poets Compared: A Print Series by Kuniyoshi, Hiroshige, and Kunisada. Hotei Pub. p. 96. ISBN 978-90-74822-82-4. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- James King; Yuriko Iwakiri (2007). Japanese Warrior Prints, 1646-1904. Hotei Pub. p. 118. ISBN 978-90-74822-84-8. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- Karen Ann Smyers (1999). Smyers: The Fox & the Jewel Paper. University of Hawaiʻi Press. p. 127. ISBN 978-0-8248-2102-9. Retrieved 26 April 2013.