Takechi Hanpeita

Who is Takechi Hanpeita?

Takechi Zuizan, also known as Takechi Hanpeita, was a samurai of the Tosa han during the Bakumatsu period in Japan. As leader of the Tosa Kin no To, which supported the Sonnō Jōi movement, he tried to take control of the Tosa Han and receive the support of Sakamoto Ryōma, but was arrested for the assassination of Yoshida Tōyō and forced to commit seppuku. He gave orders to Okada Izō, one of the best known assassins of the Bakumatsu period.