Seppuku severed by Hiroyasu Koga, a former kendo champion. Morita then attempted to perform seppuku himself, and when his own cuts were too shallow to be fatal, he gave the signal and he too was beheaded by Koga. This list of notable seppuku cases is in chronological order. The expected honor-suicide of the samurai wife is frequently referenced in Japanese literature and film, such as in "Taiko" by Eiji Yoshikawa, "Humanity and Paper Balloons", and "Rashomon". Seppuku is also referenced and described multiple times in the 1975 James Clavell novel, "Shōgun"; its subsequent the 1980 miniseries "Shōgun" brought the term and
Samurai Warriors 2 parent game on the Xbox 360. The expansion introduced new characters to the series, including Maeda Toshiie, Gracia and Chōsokabe Motochika. Imagawa Yoshimoto from "Samurai Warriors: Xtreme Legends" returned in the expansion with an updated character design, and Shibata Katsuie and Sasaki Kojirō from "Samurai Warriors 2 Empires" are also playable and have new weapons. Shibata Katsuie wields two hand axes, while Sasaki Kojirō still carries a nodachi, but can now summon an ex-dimensional sword during battle. Because Imagawa Yoshimoto was put back into the game, the previously omitted Battle of Okehazama is brought back, and Hideyoshi's Shikoku campaign against