(At the end of) the Edo period, he was known as Kogoro KATSURA, and played a central role in the Sonno Joi (Revere the Emperor, Expel the Barbarians) movement.
江戸時代（幕末）には、桂小五郎（かつらこごろう）として知られていた尊王攘夷派の中心人物。