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NIINO Samanosuke Chikanori was an elder brother of Chika, wife of II Naomori and uncle of II Naotora. He served the Imagawa clan as vassal.
Though the Imagawa clan declined because of the Battle of Okehazama and breakaway of some vassals after it, he still pledged his loyalty to his lord, IMAGAWA Ujimasa. As he was related to the Iis on the other hand, he sheltered II Naotora and her adopted son Toramatsu, later Naomasa in Ryotanji Temple and earned the respect of the priests. He was killed when he attacked Hikima Castle, current Hamamatsu Castle.
In this drama, he is described as a METSUKE, who oversees the IIs on behalf of the head of the Imagawas. However, he is trusted by Naomori and is appointed as eboshi-oya (*) for Naochika. And he is scolded by his sister Chika for the poor administration of him and Naomori that finally made her daughter O-Towa become a priest.
(*) A man who puts eboshi, a kind of cap for samurai in the Middle Ages on a young man's head at his Genpuku shiki, coming-of age ceremony.
The image shows Shunsuke Kariya as Niino Samanosuke with eboshi (From the official website of Onna Joshu Naotora)
