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* ''Title: Kuranosuke
* ''Title: Kuranosuke
* ''Distinction: [[Akechi Mitsuhide|Akechi]] retainer
* ''Distinction: [[Akechi Mitsuhide|Akechi]] retainer
* ''Japanese'': 斉藤 内蔵助 利三 ''(Saitou Kuranosuke Toshizou / Toshimitsu)''
* ''Japanese'': [[斎藤]] 内蔵助 利三 ''(Saitou Kuranosuke Toshizou / Toshimitsu)''
Toshimitsu, also known as Toshizô<ref>An alternate reading of the same characters, 利三.</ref> was from [[Mino province]] and a long-time retainer of Akechi Mitsuhide, though he at first served [[Saito Yoshitatsu|Saitô Yoshitatsu]]. He was considered a competent soldier. According to one version of events, he was captured after the [[Battle of Yamazaki]] and executed at the Higashiyama Awata execution grounds<ref name=shinnyodo>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/5272248576/ Explanatory plaque for Tatekawa Sakura on-site at Shinnyodô]. Photo taken by [[User:LordAmeth]], 24 June 2010.</ref>. Another theory has that he killed himself the day after the battle.
Toshimitsu, also known as Toshizô<ref>An alternate reading of the same characters, 利三.</ref> was from [[Mino province]] and a long-time retainer of Akechi Mitsuhide, though he at first served [[Saito Yoshitatsu|Saitô Yoshitatsu]]. He was considered a competent soldier. According to one version of events, he was captured after the [[Battle of Yamazaki]] and executed at the Higashiyama Awata execution grounds<ref name=shinnyodo>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/5272248576/ Explanatory plaque for Tatekawa Sakura on-site at Shinnyodô]. Photo taken by [[User:LordAmeth]], 24 June 2010.</ref>. Another theory has that he killed himself the day after the battle.
