Akamatsu Norisuke (Sokuyū)

Akamatsu Norisuke, also called Sokuyū (1314–1371), was a Nanbokuchō-era commander and sixth head of the Akamatsu clan, son of Akamatsu Norimura. Once a monk on Mount Hiei, in 1333 he carried Prince Morinaga's anti-shogunate order to his father.

He held Kanjōyama Castle against Nitta Yoshisada in 1336. In 1351 he succeeded his elder brother as clan head and shugo of Harima, adding Bizen in 1355. In 1361, after rebels seized Kyoto, he sheltered Ashikaga Yoshimitsu at Shirahata Castle. Appointed to the Zenritsugata in 1370, he died in Kyoto the next year.