Saji Kazunari

Saji Kazunari (佐治一成, 1569 – November 16, 1634) was a Japanese samurai warrior of the Sengoku period and Edo period.

[1][2] He was warden of a castle in a province under the control of Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

Hideyoshi caused Kazunari to marry Oeyo, the sister of a favorite concubine.

When Kazunari's support for Tokugawa Ieyasu became known, Hideyoshi took back the woman.

[2] Saji is played by Takehiro Hira in the NHK Taiga drama Gō (2011).