“We sustain the hearts and minds of our people only through obligation and justice, and integrity and shame . . . .” Katsu Kaishū

Katsu Kaishū is “the shogun’s last samurai” of my Samurai Revolution. He is one of the most fascinating men in an age of fascinating men.

[This photo of Katsu Kaishu, taken just before the surrender of Edo Castle in the spring of 1868, is used in Samurai Revolution, courtesy of Yokohama Archives of History.]