Chisaka Takafusa

In this Japanese name, the family name is "Chisaka".

Chisaka Takafusa (千坂高房^?, 1638–June 25, 1700) was a high-ranking samurai in Japan during the Edo period. He was a karō in the Yonezawa Domain under the Uesugi clan. He is also known as Chisaka Hyōbu (千坂兵部^?). Although he died prior to the events of the Forty-seven ronin, 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.

Source

This article incorporates material in 千坂高房 (Chisaka Takafusa) in the Japanese Wikipedia, retrieved on February 28, 2008.

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Name	Chisaka, Takafusa
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Date of birth	1638
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Date of death	1700
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