Obu Toramasa
Obu Toramasa (飯富 虎昌, 1504 – November 11, 1565), known as the "Wild Tiger of Kai", was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period, who served the Takeda clan. He was known as one of the "Twenty-Four Generals of Takeda Shingen".[1] His younger brother was Yamagata Masakage.[2]

Obu Toramasa
He was the tutor of Takeda Shingen's younger brother Takeda Nobushige. He later betrayed Shingen with Shingen's eldest child, the rebellious Takeda Yoshinobu. A historically accurate account of his life is in the novel The Samurai's Tale written by Erik Christian Haugaard.

Obu Toramasa, a part of the twenty-four drawings of Takeda (Takeda Shrine Collection)
References
- Inoue, Yasushi. (2006). The Samurai banner of Furin Kazan, p. 7.
- "デジタル版 日本人名大辞典+Plus「飯富虎昌」の解説". kotobank. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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