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Katō Danzō (加藤段蔵, c. 1503 – 1569) was a famed 16th century ninja master during the Sengoku period Japan who was also known as flying Katō (飛び加藤, Tobi Katō).^[1]

Biography

There are many versions of his story and many mysteries surround him. According to the legend he practiced sorcery, performing amazing feats such as swallowing a bull in front of the crowd of over 20 people; his alias comes from his alleged ability to fly.^[2] Some researchers believe his reported magical arts were illusion as a type of group hypnosis.^[3] However, this belief has never been proven to be the case and therefore is only considered to be a possibility. His date of birth and death are unknown.

According to several chronicles during the Edo period, the daimyō Uesugi Kenshin had heard of Danzō's reputation, which had led for him to invite Danzō to his prime castle. Kenshin decided to test Danzō's abilities by challenging him to sneak into a certain castle and to retrieve a prized naginata (a sword in another version of this story) from one of his retainers, Naoe Kanetsugu. Danzō infiltrated Kanetsugu's heavily guarded castle and not only succeeded in stealing the naginata, but also captured a young servant girl. Kenshin then realized that Danzō would be a very useful ally and took him into his service. However, Kanetsugu plotted to kill Danzō (according to another version it was Kenshin himself who ordered his death, perceiving him to be too skillful and thus dangerous), forcing him to try to defect to Takeda Shingen, Kenshin's rival. Suspecting Danzō to be a double agent, Shingen however ordered him to be killed.^[4] Danzō was captured by Takeda's men and executed through decapitation.

In popular culture

Katō Danzō makes a prominent appearance in the manga series Path of the Assassin, where he is known as Kite Katō, a fearsome shugenja and nearly unrivaled shinobi. He also appears in a minor role in the video game.

Samurai Warriors 2 as a fire ninja bodyguard In the manga and anime series.

Naruto, there is a character with the name "Danzō" who leads a secretive covert ops team ROOT and another character called Dan has the surname "Katō".

On October 24, 2014, Makai Syojyo Ken held a professional wrestling event, where several wrestlers performed as historical figures and a wrestler better known as Psycho performed as Katō Danzō.^[5]

A female, Karakuri puppet version of Katō Danzō also appears in the mobile game Fate/Grand Order as an Assassin class servant.

In Nioh 2, he appears as a wandering ninja hired by Tokichiro to train the protagonist.

References

^ Masaaki Hatsumi, Essence of Ninjutsu: The Nine Traditions, p. 35
^ Hiromitsu Kuroi, More Secrets of the Ninja: Their Training, Tools and Techniques, p. 94
^ "Heroes in the Civil War Era". Archived from the original on 2007-11-14. Retrieved 2007-10-27.
^ Joel Levy, Ninja: The Shadow Warrior, pp. 171–172
^ 【結果】魔界錬闘会10・24新木場. Ringstars (in Japanese). Ameba. 2014-10-25. Retrieved 2014-10-25.

External links

Kato Danzo, The Ninja Illusionist | Way Of Ninja

[1] Masaaki Hatsumi, Essence of Ninjutsu: The Nine Traditions, p. 35

[2] Hiromitsu Kuroi, More Secrets of the Ninja: Their Training, Tools and Techniques, p. 94

[3] "Heroes in the Civil War Era". Archived from the original on 2007-11-14. Retrieved 2007-10-27.

[4] Joel Levy, Ninja: The Shadow Warrior, pp. 171–172

[5] 【結果】魔界錬闘会10・24新木場. Ringstars (in Japanese). Ameba. 2014-10-25. Retrieved 2014-10-25.

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-{{nihongo|'''Katō Danzō'''|加藤 段蔵||1503? &ndash; 1569}} was a famed 16th century [[ninja]] master during the [[Sengoku period]] [[Japan]] who was also known as {{nihongo|''flying Katō''|飛び加藤|Tobi Katō}}.<ref>[[Masaaki Hatsumi]], Essence of Ninjutsu: The Nine Traditions, p. 35</ref>
+{{family name hatnote|Katō|lang=Japanese}}
+{{nihongo|'''Katō Danzō'''|加藤 段蔵||{{circa|1503}} &ndash; 1569}} was a famed 16th century [[ninja]] master during the [[Sengoku period]] [[Japan]] who was also known as {{nihongo|''flying Katō''|飛び加藤|Tobi Katō}}.<ref>[[Masaaki Hatsumi]], Essence of Ninjutsu: The Nine Traditions, p. 35</ref>
 == Biography ==
-There are many versions of his story and many mysteries surround him. According to the legend he practiced sorcery, performing amazing feats such as swallowing a bull in front of the crowd of over 20 people; his alias comes from his alleged ability to fly.<ref>Hiromitsu Kuroi, ''More Secrets of the Ninja: Their Training, Tools and Techniques'', p. 94</ref> Today, researchers believe his supposed magical arts were illusion as a type of group [[hypnosis]].<ref>[http://www2.kanawa.com/japan/figure7.html Heroes in the Civil War Era]</ref> However, this belief has never been proven to be the case and therefore is only considered to be a possibility. His date of birth and death are unknown.
+There are many versions of his story and many mysteries surround him. According to the legend he practiced sorcery, performing amazing feats such as swallowing a bull in front of the crowd of over 20 people; his alias comes from his alleged ability to fly.<ref>Hiromitsu Kuroi, ''More Secrets of the Ninja: Their Training, Tools and Techniques'', p. 94</ref> Some researchers believe his reported magical arts were illusion as a type of group [[hypnosis]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www2.kanawa.com/japan/figure7.html |title=Heroes in the Civil War Era |access-date=2007-10-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071114134346/http://www2.kanawa.com/japan/figure7.html |archive-date=2007-11-14 |url-status=dead }}</ref> However, this belief has never been proven to be the case and therefore is only considered to be a possibility. His date of birth and death are unknown.
-According to historical documents, the [[daimyo]] [[Uesugi Kenshin]] had heard of Danzō's reputation, which had led for him to invite Danzō to his prime castle. Kenshin decided to test Danzō's abilities by challenging him to sneak into a certain castle and to retrieve a prized [[naginata]] (a sword in another version of this story) from one of his retainers, [[Naoe Kanetsugu]]. Danzō infiltrated Kanetsugu's heavily guarded castle and not only succeeding in stealing the naginata, but also captured a young servant girl. Kenshin then realized that Danzō would be a very useful ally and took him into his service. However, Kanetsugu plotted to kill Danzō (according to another version it was Kenshin himself who ordered his death, perceiving him to be too skillful and thus dangerous), forcing him to try to defect to [[Takeda Shingen]], Kenshin's rival. Suspecting Danzō to be a double agent, Shingen however ordered him to be killed.<ref>Joel Levy, ''Ninja: The Shadow Warrior'', p. 171-172</ref> Danzō was captured by Takeda men and executed through [[decapitation]].
+According to several chronicles during the Edo period, the ''[[daimyō]]'' [[Uesugi Kenshin]] had heard of Danzō's reputation, which had led for him to invite Danzō to his prime castle. Kenshin decided to test Danzō's abilities by challenging him to sneak into a certain castle and to retrieve a prized [[naginata]] (a sword in another version of this story) from one of his retainers, [[Naoe Kanetsugu]]. Danzō infiltrated Kanetsugu's heavily guarded castle and not only succeeded in stealing the naginata, but also captured a young servant girl. Kenshin then realized that Danzō would be a very useful ally and took him into his service. However, Kanetsugu plotted to kill Danzō (according to another version it was Kenshin himself who ordered his death, perceiving him to be too skillful and thus dangerous), forcing him to try to defect to [[Takeda Shingen]], Kenshin's rival. Suspecting Danzō to be a double agent, Shingen however ordered him to be killed.<ref>Joel Levy, ''Ninja: The Shadow Warrior'', pp. 171–172</ref> Danzō was captured by Takeda's men and executed through [[decapitation]].
 == In popular culture ==
-Katō Danzō makes a prominent appearance in the manga series ''[[Path of the Assassin]]'', where he is known as Kite Katō, a fearsome shugenja and nearly unrivaled shinobi. He also appears in a minor role in the video game ''[[Samurai Warriors 2]]'' as a fire ninja bodyguard. In the manga and anime series ''[[Naruto]]'', there is a character with the name "Danzō" who leads a secretive covert ops team ROOT and another character called Dan has the surname "Katō".
+Katō Danzō makes a prominent appearance in the manga series ''[[Path of the Assassin]]'', where he is known as Kite Katō, a fearsome shugenja and nearly unrivaled shinobi. He also appears in a minor role in the video game.
+''[[Samurai Warriors 2]]'' as a fire ninja bodyguard In the manga and anime series.
+''[[Naruto]]'', there is a character with the name "Danzō" who leads a secretive covert ops team ROOT and another character called Dan has the surname "Katō".
+On October 24, 2014, Makai Syojyo Ken held a [[professional wrestling]] event, where several wrestlers performed as historical figures and a wrestler better known as [[Psycho (wrestler)|Psycho]] performed as Katō Danzō.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ameblo.jp/ringstars/entry-11943609372.html|script-title=ja:【結果】魔界錬闘会10・24新木場|date=2014-10-25|access-date=2014-10-25|work=Ringstars|publisher=[[Ameba (website)|Ameba]]|language=ja}}</ref>
+A female, [[Karakuri puppet]] version of Katō Danzō also appears in the mobile game [[Fate/Grand Order]] as an Assassin class servant.
+In [[Nioh 2]], he appears as a wandering ninja hired by [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi|Tokichiro]] to train the protagonist.
 == References ==
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 == External links ==
-* [http://wayofninja.com/2009/10/kato-danzo-the-ninja-illusionist/ Kato Danzo, The Ninja Illusionist | Way Of Ninja]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100629012624/http://wayofninja.com/2009/10/kato-danzo-the-ninja-illusionist/ Kato Danzo, The Ninja Illusionist | Way Of Ninja]
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v t e Prominent people of the Sengoku and Azuchi–Momoyama periods
Emperor	Go-Kashiwabara Go-Nara Ōgimachi Go-Yōzei
Three major daimyō	Oda Nobunaga Toyotomi Hideyoshi Tokugawa Ieyasu
Shōgun	Ashikaga Yoshiharu Ashikaga Yoshiteru Ashikaga Yoshihide Ashikaga Yoshiaki Tokugawa Hidetada
Other daimyō	Amago Tsunehisa Amago Haruhisa Asakura Yoshikage Ashina Moriuji Akechi Mitsuhide Azai Nagamasa Chōsokabe Motochika Date Terumune Date Masamune Hatakeyama Yoshitaka Honda Tadakatsu Hōjō Sōun Hōjō Ujimasa Hōjō Ujiyasu Ii Naomasa Imagawa Yoshimoto Imagawa Ujizane Isshiki Yoshimichi Itō Yoshisuke Kitabatake Tomonori Kuroda Nagamasa Matsunaga Hisahide Miyoshi Nagayoshi Mogami Yoshiaki Mōri Motonari Ōuchi Yoshitaka Ōuchi Yoshinaga Ōtomo Sōrin Rokkaku Yoshikata Ryūzōji Takanobu Saitō Dōsan Saitō Yoshitatsu Sakai Tadatsugu Sakakibara Yasumasa Satomi Yoshitaka Sanada Yukitaka Sanada Masayuki Sanada Nobuyuki Satake Yoshishige Sagara Yoshihi Shimazu Yoshihisa Shimazu Yoshihiro Tachibana Dōsetsu Takeda Nobutora Takeda Shingen Tōdō Takatora Uesugi Kagekatsu Uesugi Kenshin Uesugi Norimasa Ukita Naoie Uragami Munekage Yamana Toyokuni Yamana Suketoyo
Swordsmen	Marume Nagayoshi Hikita Bungorō Kamiizumi Nobutsuna Miyamoto Musashi Mizuno Katsushige Sasaki Kojirō Tadashima Akiyama Tsukahara Bokuden Tsutsumi Hōzan Yagyū Munenori Yagyū Munetoshi Shinmen Munisai Itō Ittōsai
Advisers and strategists	Kobayakawa Takakage Kuroda Yoshitaka Naoe Kanetsugu Takenaka Shigeharu Usami Sadamitsu Yamamoto Kansuke
Ninja, rogues and mercenaries	Mochizuki Chiyome Fūma Kotarō Hatsume no Tsubone Hattori Hanzō Ishikawa Goemon Katō Danzō Kirigakure Shikaemon Kōzuki Sasuke Nakamura Chōbei Ohama Kagetaka Sugitani Zenjūbō Saika Magoichi Suzuki Sadayu Suzuki Shigehide Suzuki Shigetomo Suzuki Magoroku Igasaki Dōshun Umemura Sawano
Monks and other religious figures	Ankokuji Ekei Hongan-ji Kennyo Hon'inbō Sansa Ishin Sūden Jion Koji Kashin Nankōbō Tenkai Rennyo Sessai Chōrō Shimozuma Chūkō Shimotsuma Rairen Shimozuma Rairyū Takuan Sōhō
Female castellans	Ashikaga Ujihime Chacha Miyohime Munakata Saikaku Nene Onamihime Otazu no Kata Otsuya no Kata Seishin-ni Tachibana Ginchiyo
Female warriors	Akai Teruko Fujishiro Gozen Ichikawa no Tsubone Ikeda Sen Kaihime Kamehime Katakura Kita Katō Tsune Komatsuhime Kushihashi Teru Maeda Matsu Myōki Myōrin Numata Jakō Ōhōri Tsuruhime Okaji no Kata Okyō no Kata Omasa Oni Gozen Shigashi Shirai no Tsubone Ueno Tsuruhime Yuki no Kata
Other women	Lady Acha Akohime Asahihime Lady Chaa Chikurin-in Gōhime Lady Goryū Dota Gozen Gotokuhime Tsumaki Hiroko Lady Hayakawa Hosokawa Gracia Irohahime Izumo no Okuni Jukei-ni Shimazu Kameju Lady Kasuga Keigin-ni Kitsuno Konoe Sakiko Kōzōsu Kyōgoku Maria Kyōgoku Tatsuko Kyōun'in Matsuhime Megohime Lady Myōkyū Naitō Julia Nōhime Odai no Kata Oeyo Oichi Oinu Ohatsu Lady Ōkurakyo Ōmandokoro Ono Otsū Ōtomo-Nata Jezebel Rikei Lady Saigō Lady Sanjō Seien-in Seikōin Senhime Sentōin Tobai-in Toyotomi Sadako Tomo Lady Toida Tokuhime Tōshōin Lady Tsukiyama Yamauchi Chiyo Yoshihime Yoshihiro Kikuhime
Foreign people in Japan	Alessandro Valignano Francis Xavier Gaspar Coelho Jacob Quaeckernaeck Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn Julia Ota Luís Fróis Soga Seikan Wakita Naokata Wang Zhi William Adams Yasuke
See also	List of samurai from the Sengoku period