Name: Sen-o no Tarō Kaneyasu (妹尾 兼康)
Birth/ Death: (Birth not recorded-1183)
Appearance: Book 1 Episode 11; Book 2 Episode 4; Book 3 episode 12; Book 5 Episode 14; Book 7 Episode 6; Book 8 Episode 8
Bio:
He is taken captive by Yoshinaka, he gains the trust and admiration of his captors. He then makes a false pledge to Yoshinaka, effectively declaring loyalty; to the enemy. He then tricks Nariuji, Yoshinaka's retainer entrusted with guarding him, and is able to escape. He eventually makes a last stand with his son, Kojirō, against Imai Kanehira, one of Yoshinaka's great generals, where Kojirō is killed and Seno-o mortally wounded. He dies the following day and is praised for his valor by Yoshinaka, who regrets that so great a warrior had to be killed.