Sanada Ten Braves
fictional group of ninja
The Sanada Ten Braves (真田十勇士, Sanada Jūyūshi; also known as the Ten Heroes of Sanada) are a fictional group of ninja that assisted the warlord Sanada Yukimura during the Warring States era of Japan; that is, the late Sengoku period and its immediate aftermath, also known as the Azuchi–Momoyama and the early Edo periods.
The Sanada story first became well known through Sanada Sandaiki, a novel published in the late Edo period. Later Tatsukawa Bunko published two novels in the Taishō period: Sarutobi Sasuke and The Sanada Ten Braves.
Ten Braves
Sarutobi Sasuke (猿飛 佐助) (possibly modelled after Kōzuki Sasuke (上月佐助))
Kirigakure Saizō (霧隠 才蔵) (possibly modelled after Kirigakure Shikauemon (霧隠鹿右衛門))
Miyoshi Seikai (三好 清海) (possibly modelled after Miyoshi Masayasu (三好政康))
Miyoshi Isa (三好 伊三) (possibly modelled after Miyoshi Masakatsu (三好政勝))
Anayama Kosuke (穴山 小助)
Unno Rokurō (海野 六郎) (possibly modelled after Unno Rokurōbee (海野六郎兵衛))
Kakei Jūzō (筧 十蔵) (possibly modelled after Kakei Jūbee (筧十兵衛))
Nezu Jinpachi (根津 甚八) (possibly modelled after Nezu Koroku (禰津小六) and/or Azai Iyori (浅井井頼))
Mochizuki Rokurō (望月 六郎) (possibly modelled after Mochizuki Uemon (望月宇右衛門)/Mochizuki Jinzaemon (望月甚左衛門)/Mochizuki Uhee (望月卯兵衛)/Mochizuki Usabuemon Yukitada (望月卯左衛門幸忠))
Yuri Kamanosuke (由利 鎌之助)
In popular culture
Of the Ten, Sarutobi Sasuke and Kirigakure Saizō are the only two that appear frequently in popular depiction. Outside of works that specifically deal with the Ten Braves, appearance of all ten members is relatively rare, and even then some members are frequently more-or-less generic filler characters. Sarutobi Sasuke is the name of a minor character in the Naruto manga and anime series, who is the father of Hiruzen Sarutobi and the progenitor of the Sarutobi clan. Further, members of the Swordsmen of the Mist of the Kirigakure- the Hidden Mist Village- are modeled after the Ten, such as Juzo Biwa and Jinpachi Munashi taking their namesakes from the Sanada Ten Braves
Sometimes modern day depictions have their genders change as well. In Tai Kato's 1963 jidaigeki musical film, Brave Records of the Sanada Clan, Kirigakure is a woman. There are hints that say Anayama Kosuke could be a female, and Miyoshi brothers were nyuudou (入道) monks.
Video game
Sanada Jūyūshi (真田十勇士) is a Japanese role-playing game released for the Famicom in 1988.
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