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Was Hanbei Takenaka Really a Genius? From Taking over Inabayama Castle to Rescuing Matsujumaru

Takenaka Hanbei, played by Suda Masaki in the historical drama "Toyotomi Brothers," has garnered a lot of attention. He took over Inabayama Castle with only a small force and went against Nobunaga's orders to save Kuroda Kanbei's eldest son, Matsujumaru - just hearing this makes him seem like a genius and a man of integrity. However, the position of "military strategist" did not exist in Japan, and many aspects of it have been fictionalized. Was…
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Takenaka Hanbei, played by Suda Masaki in the historical drama "Toyotomi Brothers," has garnered a lot of attention. He took over Inabayama Castle with only a small force and went against Nobunaga's orders to save Kuroda Kanbei's eldest son, Matsujumaru - just hearing this makes him seem like a genius and a man of integrity. However, the position of "military strategist" did not exist in Japan, and many aspects of it have been fictionalized. Was…

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BUSHOO!JAPAN(武将ジャパン) broke the news in on Saturday, March 7, 2026.
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