The True Story of Buntaro Hirokatsu | Hosokawa Tadaoki

Best narration voice on YouTube, Ollie! Love how you handle so many foreign names and words!

One of Tadaoki and Tama's descendants was Prime Minister of Japan 30 years ago.

What I find very disappointing is that almost no people overseas have seen the TV drama "Sekigahara (1981)'', based on Shiba Ryotaro's original work, which was made around the same time as "Shogun (1980)". It may have been uploaded in violation of copyright, but it was recently posted on YouTube with English subtitles. It may not be sold overseas as a video product. Of course, it's a drama, so it's fiction, but the content is closer to historical fact. Mifune Toshiro, who played Toranaga in "Shogun(1980)", appears as the first assistant to Ishida (Ishido). It features all the best actors of the time, and there are battle scenes, so I don't think it will be boring.

As always great content and keep the knowledge flowing in brother 🙏🏾🤙🏾

I really love your historical figures and events of the old. And this series is just amazing with your well done narration. Thank you for making my evening great

This video content was excellent and the story details were explained in a clear manner. Well done!

Yo that was awesome!!!! Thanks!

excellent! congratulations on your work!

Another good video!

Excellent job of telling about the great Hosokawa Tadaoki. It's such a shame that Clevell chose to slander and degrade him in the ridiculous fantasy book and multiple tv series, Shogun. Ironically, his wife, Tama is more famous in the west only because she converted to a western cult religion. Other than that, despite her beauty and intellect, she really never accomplished anything other than dying with honor in Osaka.

An interesting video I learned a few new things again

Great video keep it up you're doing amazing things 😁💯

The character's name, in the FX adaptation, is "Toda Hirokatsu". I believe they said, "Buntaro" is what those close to him call him. Toda Buntaro is the name Clavell gave him in his novel, so his name was likely changed in the effort balance a better authenticity to an actual Japanese name that might have been used during that period and Clavell's novel.

This is fantastic! It's providing a deeper understanding of the genuine historical figures who inspired the show 'Shogun'.

Tadaoki was a top warrior for Nobunaga, Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa. He was the Mikoyan of the Sengoku period. Lol

Tadaoki is more famous for his anecdotes than his history, and is known among modern history buffs as one of the "Four Kings of the Sengoku DQN" (DQN refers to delinquents and insane people). Of the four DQNs, Tadaoki was known to love his wife too much. When his wife Tamako converted to Christianity, he cut off her maid's nose and told her to quit converting to Christianity, slaughtered a gardener who watched Tamako, and during his expedition he said 'If Hideyoshi (Taikoh) invites you, don't go! Never, never, never!' ' and sending her several letters. When his wife Tamako (Garasha) committed suicide during an attack by enemy forces, he placed all responsibility on his eldest son Tadataka and disinherited him in anger. Some anecdotes, such as the gardener incident, may have been used in the drama.

I’m about halfway through the book and I was surprised to see how different Buntaro is in the novel. He is one of the more moral and honorable characters who fiercely loves and protects his wife (again I’m only half way through so I don’t know how it will shape up). In the famous dock scene, he takes advantage of Blackthorn’s aid and attempts to sacrifice himself to save a female samurai, despite the reality that his life was infinitely more “valuable” (obviously not in the modern and respectful view of society, but contemporary to the time and place this culturally this was supprising) to his daimyo’s cause and he could have escaped in her place. I actually thought at first his character might be inspired by Honda Tadakatsu

Buntaro is the hardest warrior of the series so far.

I wouldn't say I like how he is written as an a-hole in Shogun to accommodate his wife's romance with a man she never met in real life.

I dont know how much ,,Buntaro'' love his wife in the real live,but in the series ,he was a somewhat of an masagonystic asssholle.He is like an empty vessel ,falow the rules and do what it must and, be brave warior.That is it and yes, he is like some grown up kid,showing some half action attitude towards.....on 3 instances-to Wife-Blacktorn -Toronaga.....So the rest characters can remarck on his existens and,showing them how ''big strong man he is''....Who gives a shit, we all see that ''under his helmet is just pading''.And i am extreemly happy that,Blacktorn show to ,Marico the ''European Subject''..And shy on her turn, put on Buntaro's helm a'' great Stag horns'' and everybody knew about :) ....So he will be remembert in the anals of history as ,Buntaro Boratheon. And in every tea house from Edo to Osaka and beyound,the plebs and nobles alike, will recite poems,about the lenght of his ,,Great Horns''.................................P-S... I highly doubt about his magical escape from Osaka port , from 200 pike man's and god knows how much Samuray in their mist,from an arm's lenght...-Whit the help of some ,Ronnins and his fighting proves-he say.Hmmm which ,Ronnins ?How you out mach and then ,out run 200 solders. And wearin full heavy body armor. ;).. I strongly suspect that ,Ishido is gain a great deal of information about ,Toranaga already and in future ,Buntaro will wissper out more details,from the inner circle of camp ,Toranaga...