battalion onna bugeisha rock band fighters
The
(
as
they
are
called
in
Japanese
)
are
not
just
a
mythical
element
:
the
history
of
Japan
is
full
of
cases
of
female
.
One
of
them
is
Nakano
Takeko
(
1847
-
1868
)
,
who
at
just
21
years
old
led
the
Joshitai
female
.
disapproved civil war crossbow pole
She
defended
Wakamatsu
Castle
during
the
Boshin
,
ignoring
commanders
who
of
women
in
battle
.
Her
weapon
was
the
naginata
,
a
with
a
curved
blade
at
the
end
.
shot naginata trophy
She
,
along
with
her
battle
companions
,
led
the
defense
of
the
fortress
,
taking
down
numerous
rivals
until
she
received
a
rifle
in
her
chest
.
To
prevent
her
corpse
from
being
captured
by
enemies
as
a
war
,
she
asked
her
sister
to
end
her
life
and
give
her
an
honorable
funeral
.
Nakano
Takeko
was
a
real
samurai
,
but
she
is
also
a
legend
.
Her
remains
rest
next
to
a
statue
depicting
her
wielding
her
.