Takanobu Ryūzōji

Takanobu Ryūzōji is one of the three great daimyo who ruled a region in Northern Kyushu. He is the nineteenth head of the Ryūzōji clan and is known as "The Bear of Hizen". Historically, his cruelty and ruthlessness was compared to Yoshimoto.

Role in games
Takanobu appears as a bodyguard in the Samurai category, available for the player to equip before battles.

In the Online version of Nobunaga's Ambition, Takanobu is depicted as a heavily muscled thug who truly has a heart of gold. Similar to the stereotypical image for a yakuza family, his four kings are dressed in brightly colored garb and have intricate tattoos on their bodies. He has a wife named Akira who wields two swords, talks rudely and loves her husband dearly.