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Hitokiri
Hitokiri (人斬) was a term given to four different samurai during the Bakumatsu era in Japanese history. Hitokiri, literally meaning "Person Slayer", is a superlative name for this particular caliber of samurai warrior. These four samurai were warrior elite and widely considered undefeatable by normal people. Along with the title of Hitokiri, the four men were also referred to a "The Four Butchers". Most of them came from the Choshu-Satsuma provinces, which were largely anti-Bakufu at the time. Two of these notable men were Kawakami Gensai, and Tanaka Shimbe.
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