Samanosuke Akechi

Samanosuke Akechi 1st appeared in Onimusha 1. He appears in Samurai Warriors as a generic officer with his 1st name Hidemitsu.

Samurai Warriors
In Samurai Warriors he is Hidemitsu Akechi since Hidemitsu is his 1st name. Hidemitsu appeares fighting alongside Mitsuhide in the Incident of Honnoji, Yamazaki and in Mitsuhide's dream stage: Mitsuhide Unites Japan.

Onimusha
In all games accept for Onimusha 2 he is the main character. Samanosuke is one of the Oni children who opposes Nobunaga Oda. He normaly uses a sword in battle.

Voice Actors

 * Jason Moran - Samurai Warriors 2 (English)
 * Takeshi Kusao - Samurai Warriors 2 (Japanese)
 * Takeshi Kaneshiro - Onimusha

Early Life and Family
While Hidemitsu's date of birth is not known for certain, some say he was born either sometime between 1535 and 1537, or as late as 1557. Hidemitsu was the son of Tōyama Kageyuki (lord of Myōchi Castle) and a daughter of Miyake Takasada (lord of Hirose Castle in Mikawa Province). He first succeeded to his father, taking the name Tōyama Kageharu (common name Rokurōzaemon); then he succeeded to his mother's birth family under the name Miyake Yaheiji, and then, marrying one of Akechi Mitsuhide's daughters, took the name Akechi Hidemitsu.

Service to Mitsuhide and Death
Following his marriage to Akechi Mitsuhide's daughter (who had been formerly married to Araki Murashige), Hidemitsu was deeply trusted by his master, and served in the vanguard of the Akechi armies frequently. He led the attack on Battle of Honnō-ji which killed Oda Nobunaga, and became a legend for his rapid crossing of Lake Biwa to get from Otsu to Sakamoto on horseback after the loss of Battle of Yamazaki and the death of Mitsuhide. His men set fire on Sakamoto Castle and killed their families and themselves to follow their master to the grave. While much of the Akechi clan was destroyed at Sakamoto Castle, Hidemitsu's sons Miyake Shigetoshi and Tōyama Tarōgorō survived. Shigetoshi served Terasawa Katataka at the Shimabara Uprising and was killed by the rebel forces under Amakusa Shirō, while Tarōgorō is remembered as the ancestor of the famous 19th century political activist Sakamoto Ryōma.