Ankokuji Ekei
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Ankokuji Ekei (安國寺惠瓊) (d. 1600) was a daimyo of Aki Province in Japan, as well as a Buddhist monk following the Azuchi-Momoyama period of the 16th century. He went with Toyotomi Hideyoshi on his invasion of Korea, was named abbot of Tofuku-ji in Kyoto Prefecture, and was given a fiefdom of 60,000 koku in Iyo Province. When he fought against Tokugawa Ieyasu at the Battle of Sekigahara, he was taken prisoner and later decapitated in Kyoto, along with Mitsunari Ishida and Konishi Yukinaga.
Ekei also served under Mori Motonari, being one of his favorite retainers, always calling him by the name of "little monk". Also known to be a master of tea, and the head priest of the Ankoku-ji.
[edit] In Fiction
Ekei Ankokuji is a playable character in Capcom's Onimusha 2.
In Capcom's Onimusha 2 : Samurai's Destiny, the character of Ankokuji Ekei is portrayed as a fat monk who has a fondness towards women and liquor (ironic as he is after all a monk). As the story unfolds players discover that Ekei once served under a feudal lord in a war that cost many lives, including that of his daughter and wife. His ambitions to become a feudal lord himself is in a way a portrayal of his undying regret of his loss. The story of Ankokuji Ekei in Onimusha 2 : Samurai's Destiny was truly a touching look towards the sorrow and regret of one mans life.
