Seppuku by a tight field dressing, and then perish, bringing about a dramatic end. Some samurai chose to perform a considerably more taxing form of seppuku known as "jūmonji giri" (十文字切り, "cross-shaped cut"), in which there is no kaishakunin to put a quick end to the samurai's suffering. It involves a second and more painful vertical cut on the belly. A samurai performing "jūmonji giri" was expected to bear his suffering quietly until he bleeds to death, passing away with his hands over his face. Female ritual suicide (incorrectly referred to in some English sources as jigai), was practiced by the
Battle of Nagashino and ignored aid to the latter. The Battle of Nagashino is a significant part of many PlayStation 2 games, predominantly Koei's "Kessen III" and "Samurai Warriors". If Shingen is the playable character in "Samurai Warriors", there is a 'what-if' situation which examines what would have happened if he had not died: Shingen successfully reads the feint, and does not charge. It then starts raining, rendering the arquebuses worthless except as clubs. Only then would the Takeda cavalry charge, completely routing the Oda–Tokugawa combined forces. Likewise, this can be done in Uesugi Kenshin's Story in "Samurai Warriors 2" where due to