Chisaka Takafusa

In this Japanese name, the surname is Chisaka.

Chisaka Takafusa (千坂高房, 1638 – June 25, 1700) was a high-ranking samurai in Japan during the Edo period.[1] He was a karō in the Yonezawa Domain under the Uesugi clan.[2] He is also known as Chisaka Hyōbu (千坂兵部). Although he died prior to the events of the Forty-seven rōnin, he appears in fictional accounts, including the 1971 Daichūshingura starring Toshirō Mifune. He also appears in the 1999 NHK Taiga drama Genroku Ryōran.

The Meiji period politician-businessman Chisaka Takamasa was a descendant of Takafusa.

References

1. 水野, 惠子 (October 2007). "On "Chikuzen Kiko" in the Library Saigyodo". 流通経済大学流通情報学部紀要 (in Japanese). 12 (1): 1–15.
2. Yamamoto, Takashi (2017-03-01). "翻刻『忠臣規矩順従録』(3)". 國文學 (in Japanese). 101: 249–301.