Keyamura Rokusuke

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Keyamura Rokusuke (毛谷村六助) was a samurai of Japan.

His first vocation was farming. His talents were discovered by Kato Kiyomasa, and Kato hired him as a scout. He changed name Kida-Magobe (木田孫兵衛) to Keyamura Rokusuke when he became a samurai.

He was loved as a "farmer who was strong than a samurai." Keyamura Rokusuke, in Kabuki is portrayed as a giant.

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