Kusaka Genzui

Kusaka Genzui
Native name
久坂 玄瑞
Birth nameKusaka Hidezaburō
BornMay 1840 (1840)
Hagi, Nagato Province, Japan
DiedAugust 20, 1864(1864-08-20) (aged 24)
Kyoto, Japan
Buried
AllegianceChōshū Domain
Battles / warsBattle of Shimonoseki Straits
Shimonoseki Campaign
Kinmon incident
Spouse(s)
Sugi Fumi
(m. 18571864)
RelationsKusaka Ryōteki (father)
Tomiko (mother)
Kusaka Genki (brother)

Kusaka Genzui (久坂 玄瑞), (born Kusaka Hidezaburō; May 1840 – 20 August 1864) was a samurai of the Japanese domain of Chōshū who was active during the Bakumatsu period and a key proponent of the sonnō jōi movement.