Endō Motonobu (遠藤 基信, 1532 – December 12, 1585) was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period who served the Date clan.[1] He was also known as Endō Funyūsai (不入斎). Motonobu had supposedly taken up residence at a Buddhist temple during his adult life, and from that point he managed to secure a retainer position under Nakano Munetoki. Motonobu committed suicide after the death of Date Terumune.[2]

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In NHK's 1987 Taiga drama Dokuganryū Masamune, Motonobu was played by Shigeru Kōyama.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Date Terumune". kotobank. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  2. ^ "遠山覚範寺跡". Yonezawa city official. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  3. ^ "大河ドラマ 独眼竜政宗" (in Japanese). NHK. Archived from the original on 31 December 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.