Gosho no Gorōmaru (御所 五郎丸) was a Japanese samurai lord and retainer of the Kamakura Shogunate in the late Heian and early Kamakura period. He is best known for saving the shogun Minamoto no Yoritomo during the Revenge of the Soga Brothers incident in 1193 by capturing Soga Tokimune. According to legend, he was the lord of Tobe. His legacy survives in noh and kabuki drama and in place names in Kanagawa Prefecture. In kabuki he is known as Gosho no Gorozō. His imina is Shigemune (重宗) but he is best known by his azana Gorōmaru.
Alias Gosho no Gorōmaru
Real Names/Alt Names Gosho no Gorōmaru, Gosho no Gorozō
First Appearance Soga Monogatari (曽我物語, The (illustrated) Tale of the Soga Brothers, The Revenge of the Soga Brothers, sometimes Soga Monogatari Zue) based on the vengeance incident “Revenge of Soga Brothers”
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Appearance List Literature: Soga Monogatari (曽我物語). Plays: Many Noh, kabuki and bunraku performances, including Sukeroku (The Flower of Edo, 18th century, kabuki). Prints: Many woodblock prints, netsuke and okimono. Film: 10 films before 1941.
Sample Read The Revenge of the Soga Brothers (Mie Gallery) [YT]
Description Gosho no Gorōmaru (御所 五郎丸) was a Japanese samurai lord and retainer of the Kamakura Shogunate in the late Heian and early Kamakura period. He is best known for saving the shogun Minamoto no Yoritomo during the Revenge of the Soga Brothers incident in 1193 by capturing Soga Tokimune. According to legend, he was the lord of Tobe. His legacy survives in noh and kabuki drama and in place names in Kanagawa Prefecture. In kabuki he is known as Gosho no Gorozō. His imina is Shigemune (重宗) but he is best known by his azana Gorōmaru.
