Kawai Kisaburô was from Takasago in Harima province, and was the son of wealthy merchant Kawai Yoshihira.
He was ordered to commit Seppuku for the charge of an accounting fraud.
But true reason of the Seppuku is unknown.
References
- Shinsengumi - Honor and Determination of the Mibu Rôshi (血誠新撰組-峻烈壬生浪士忠と斬), Rekishi Gunzô series #31, Gakken, Japan, 2003
- Shinsengumi Taishi Den (新選組隊士伝) Gakken
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