Katō Kagekazu

Katō Kagekazu (dates unknown) was a late-Heian warrior from Ise province, the son of Katō Kagekiyo and father of Kagekado. After killing a Taira retainer in Ise he fled to Izu, sheltering with the Kudō family.

In 1180 he and his sons joined Minamoto no Yoritomo's uprising and fought at Ishibashiyama; old and fearing to be a hindrance, he sent his sons on through the Hakone mountains and took Buddhist vows. Yoritomo confirmed his lands that October.