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Okada Izo (岡田以蔵)

Izo OKADA (1838 - June 3, 1865) was one of the Bakumatsu Shidai Hitokiri (Four famous assassins of Bakumatsu, end of the Edo Period) who joined the Tosa kinnoto (loyalist clique of Tosa) in his hometown, Tosa Province. He was referred to as 'Hitokiri Izo' (Izo the killer). His imina (real name) was Yoshifuru.

Biography

He was born in Iwamura, Kami County as the eldest son of Yoshihira OKADA, who was a country samurai that earned 20 koku 6 to 4 sho 5 go in rice. He had a younger brother named Keikichi OKADA who also joined the Kinnoto. In 1848, his father Yoshihira was enlisted as the domain's ashigaru (common foot soldier) to guard the seaside against ships from overseas that appeared off the coast of Tosa; he continued to live in Shichiken machi inside the castle town, and Izo himself succeeded the status as ashigaru.

He became a pupil of Zuizan (Hanpeita) TAKECHI and studied under Onohaittoryu school. Before becoming a pupil of TAKECHI, he was self-taught in swordplay, but was quite skilled. Following TAKECHI, he went to Edo and studied Kyoshin Meichi ryu

Okada Izō

Japanese samurai (1838–1865)

Okada Izō

Born

Okada Yoshifuru


(1838-02-14)February 14, 1838
DiedMay 11, 1865(1865-05-11) (aged 27)
NationalityJapanese
Occupationsamurai
Known forAssassination of Honma Seiichiro

In this Japanese name, the surname is Okada.

Okada Izō (岡田 以蔵, February 14, 1838 – May 11, 1865) was a Japanese samurai of the late Edo period, feared as one of the four most notable assassins of the Bakumatsu period. He was a member of Tosa Kinnoto [ja] (Tosa Imperialism party, a loyalist clique of Tosa) in his hometown, Tosa Domain. Izō and Tanaka Shinbei were active in Kyoto as assassins under the leadership of Takechi Hanpeita.

His personal name (imina (諱)) was Yoshifuru.

Biography

Okada Izō was born in Iwamura, Kami, Tosa as the eldest son of a country samurai Okada Yoshihira. He had a younger brother named Okada Keikichi who also joined the Kinnoto.

First self-taught in swordplay, Okada later became a pupil of Takechi Hanpeita under Nakanishi-ha Ittō-ryū (中西派一刀流) school,

Okada Izou

Also known as:

Manslayer Izou
Ghost of Tosa

Likes:

Sake, women, gambling

Dislikes:

Ryoma, Self-important fellows, Fellows who look down on him.

Normal classes:

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Endurance:

Agility:

C[3]

D[3]

B[3]

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Luck:

NP:

E[3]

E[3]

C[3]

Presence Concealment

B[3]

Man-Slayer

A[3]

Mind's Eye (Fake)

C[3]

Settlement Sword

Anti-Unit Mystic Sword[3]

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Strength:

Endurance:

Agility:

C[2][4]

D[2][4]

B[2][4]

Mana:

Luck:

NP:

E[2][4]

E[2][4]

C[2][4]

Presence Concealment

B[2][4]

Man-Slayer

A[2][4]

Mind's Eye (Fake)

C[2][4]

Swordplay as Swift and Powerful as a Falcon

A[2][4]

Settlement Sword

Anti-Unit Mystic Sword[2][4]

[2][4]

Strength:

Endurance:

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