Hida Monzaemon

Hida Monzaemon was a commander of the Crab Clan appointed in the Kaiu Wall during the rule of Hantei XXXIV. He was concerned with the low moral of his troops due to the few attacks from the Shadowlands and lack of another activities than martial ones. Monzaemon decided to patron an amateur kabuki performance, through an improvised play. From a kabuto filled with folded papers, the samurai chose one, and if a character was written, they became forced actors. His idea took great success and it became a costum at the Wall.