For example, it is said that the leader of Kabuki-mono, Ichibei OTORI (大鳥居いつ兵衛: His name is also spelled "大鳥一兵衛," "大鳥逸兵衛"and "大鳥逸平"), who was captured and beheaded in 1612, refused to divulge the names of the members of his group to the end, instead writing down the names of national feudal lords, even though he was brutally tortured.
1612年(慶長17年)に捕縛・斬首されたかぶき者の巨魁大鳥居いつ兵衛（大鳥一兵衛、同逸兵衛、逸平などとも書く）は、厳しい拷問を受けながらも仲間の名は最後まで吐かず、代わりに全国の大名の名を書き出してみせたという。