Kanbei Kuroda

Kanbei Kuroda is a high-classed general from a rich family history. He is one of the prominent figures of his clan as he is one of the Kuroda Eight Tigers and an officer under the rank, Kuroda Twenty-Four Riders. He is also Nagamasa Kuorda's father and one of Hideyoshi's strategists.

Samurai Warriors
Kanbei is one of Hideyoshi's generals who follows him in many of his campaigns. In Samurai Warriors 2, Kanbei arrives with an engineer team during the western siege of Odawara Castle. If he is safely escorted to the makeshift castle in the middle of the map, the foundations for the castle can be built at a quicker rate.

Kessen
In Kessen, Kanbei is known under one of his other historical names, Josui. He is an ambitious and scheming war veteran who desires his own stake of power. In spite of his son's allegiance to Ieyasu, Josui acts as sympathizer for the Toyotomi cause. After he conquers Kyushu, he convinces Kiyomasa Kato and several others to serve him. Should Mitsunari win at Sekigahara, Josui is an unpredictable ally who could switch his loyalties at any time during the Battle of Harima.

Josui will act as the leading commander for the Toyotomi forces if Mitsunari is defeated at Sekigahara. His independent and capricious mindset, however, continues to make him a distrustful ally to the remaining Toyotomi forces. In both scenarios, whether he is victorious or defeated, he dies due to illness or battle wounds. In the latter scenario for the Toyotomi side, he pleads Yukimura to take his place before he passes away.

A younger Kanbei returns in Kessen III. He voluntarily joins Hideyoshi when he separated from Nobunaga's army. When Murashige Araki betrays Nobunaga, Kanbei acts as a mediator to ask Murashige's reasons for his treachery. In Murashige's residence, he is quickly held hostage and discovers that his former ally was consorting with the shogunate from the start. After he is rescued, he returns to assist Hideyoshi.

Voice Actors

 * Richard Newman - Kessen (English)
 * Osamu Saka - Kessen (Japanese)
 * Fumihiko Tachiki - Kessen III (Japanese)