Kazumasu Takigawa

Kazumasu Takigawa is loyal Oda retainer who later served under Hideyoshi.

Role in Games
In the Samurai Warriors games, he first appears serving the Oda at Nagashino and Saika Village. Kazumasu also appeares in the battle of Mikatagahara who tries to escape the battlefield. After the incident at Honnōji, he fights for Hideyoshi at Komaki-Nagakute.

Voice actors

 * Takeshi Kusao - Samurai Warriors 2 (Japanese)

Historical Information
Originally from Ōmi province, Takigawa Kazumasu was appointed Kantō-kanrei (Shogun's Deputy in the East) by Nobunaga; in this post, with a portion of Kozuke province as his domain, he was assigned to keep an eye on the powerful Hōjō clan, based at Odawara. Under Nobunaga, he took part in a great many battles, including the Anegawa in 1570, and the campaigns against the Ikkō-ikki of Nagashima (1571-1574).

Following Nobunaga's death in 1582, Kazumasu, along with many of the Oda retainers, initially opposed Toyotomi Hideyoshi, but entered his service upon their defeat. Following a particularly grievous defeat in 1584, Takigawa retired from battle and became a Buddhist monk.