Gosho no Gorōmaru
Gosho no Gorōmaru 御所五郎丸 | |
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Chō chidori jūbankiri: Gosho no Gorōmaru Woodblock print by Toyohara Kunichika | |
| Born | Heian-kyō, Japan |
| Died | after 1193 |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Other names | Shigemune |
| Occupation | samurai lord |
Gosho no Gorōmaru (御所 五郎丸) was a Japanese samurai lord and retainer of the Kamakura Shogunate in the late Heian and early Kamakura period. He is best known for saving the shogun Minamoto no Yoritomo during the Revenge of the Soga Brothers incident in 1193 by capturing Soga Tokimune. According to legend, he was the lord of Tobe. His legacy survives in noh and kabuki drama and in place names in Kanagawa Prefecture. In kabuki he is known as Gosho no Gorozō. His imina is Shigemune (重宗) but he is best known by his azana Gorōmaru.