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    Hidemitsu Akechi

    Character » appears in 11 games

    A relative of Oda clan officer Mitsuhide Akechi by marriage, Hidemitsu Akechi (or Sama-no-suke) aided his father-in-law in the coup against Nobunaga Oda.

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    Hidemitsu Akechi was a son-in-law of Mitsuhide Akechi, adopting the Akechi family name after marriage. Following the orders of Mitsuhide, he led the attack on Honnou-ji that led to the death of daimyo Nobunaga Oda. He managed to escape death at the Battle of Yamazaki by riding a horse across Lake Biwa. He later killed himself by ritual suicide at Sakamoto Castle.

    Hidemitsu carried the imperial title Sama-no-suke. In the Onimusha series, he appears under the name Samanosuke Akechi.

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