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Akashi Gidayu |
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Akashi Gidayu was a general under Akechi Mitsuhide. Remorseful for his part in the defeat at Amagasaki, he committed suicide after writing this poem, “As I am about to enter the ranks of those who disobey; ever more brightly shines the moon of the summer night.” |
