Being a warrior belonging to the Hosokawa clan under the Ashikaga clan, he fought against the Southern Court in Shikoku region such as Awa, Sanuki and Iyo and was on the bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun) side during the Kanno Disturbance.
足利氏の一門である細川氏の武将として、阿波、讃岐、伊予など四国地方における南朝(日本)方と戦い、観応の擾乱では幕府方に属す。