Yasuhide Kurihara

Yasuhide Kurihara (栗原 安秀, Kurihara Yasuhide, 17 November 1908 – 12 July 1936) was an Imperial Japanese Army officer who was a conspirator in the February 26 Incident in 1936.[1] He graduated in the 41st class of the Imperial Japanese Army Academy in 1929. He was one of the “young officers”.

Yasuhide Kurihara
Born(1908-11-17)November 17, 1908
 Japan Shimane Prefecture
DiedJuly 12, 1936(1936-07-12) (aged 27)
 Japan Tokyo Prefecture Tokyo City Shibuya
Service/branchImperial Japanese Army
Years of service1929–1936
RankFirst Lieutenant

In the February 26 Incident, he failed assassination of Japanese Prime Minister, Keisuke Okada. He was executed by firing squad in the Army prison in Shibuya. He complained of unfair trial in the last note. His last words were, “My spirit is immortal. Even after I am killed, the Restoration will never be killed.”[2][N 1]

References
  1. They obviously came from the famous words of Itagaki Taisuke, who was a leader of the Freedom and People's Rights Movement, when he was almost assassinated. They were, “Even after I am killed, liberty will never be killed.”
  1. "Kurihara Yasuhide". Nihon jinmei daijiten+Plus (in Japanese). Kōdansha. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  2. 高橋正衛(1994) 『二・二六事件』 中公新書　p196


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