Shirō Nonaka

Japanese Army officer (1903–1936)

Shiro Nonaka

Native name|

野中 四郎

Born| (1903-10-27)27 October 1903
Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Empire of Japan
Died| 29 February 1936(1936-02-29) (aged 32)
Tokyo City, Tokyo Prefecture, Empire of Japan
Branch|  Imperial Japanese Army
Years of service| 1924–1936
Rank| Captain
Battles / wars| 26 February Incident †

Shirō Nonaka (野中 四郎, Nonaka Shirō; 27 October 1903 – 29 February 1936) was an Imperial Japanese Army officer who was a central conspirator in the 26 February Incident in 1936.[1] His final rank was Captain.

## Career

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Nonaka was born in the city of Okayama, in a family of career military officers. He enrolled in Tokyo Fourth Middle School (now Toyama High School in the Shinjuku City),[2] and graduated in the 36th class of the Imperial Japanese Army Academy in 1924. Later, he became an Infantry Captain in 1933.[1] During the February 26 Incident, he led 500 soldiers to take over Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department headquarters, but committed suicide on 29 February when the coup d'état failed.[1]

## Portrayals

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### Film

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* Eiichi Sugasawara (『叛乱]』, 1954, Shin Saburi)
* Asao Matsumoto (『重臣と青年将校 陸海軍流血史』, 1958, Michiyoshi Doi)
* Fumitake Omura (『銃殺 2・26の叛乱』, 1964, Tsuneo Kobayashi) (as "Captain Noda")
* Kenichi Hagiwara (『226』, 1989, Hideo Gosha)

### Theatre

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* Masaru Yamamoto (『狂騒昭和維新』, 1975)
* Ryuichi Onodera (『恋が散る、雪が舞う』, 2005)

## See also

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* Showa Restoration

## Notes

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1. ^ a b c "Nonaka Shirō". Nihon jinmei daijiten+Plus (in Japanese). Kōdanasha. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
2. ^ 日本陸海軍総合事典 General Dictionary of the Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan, edited by Ikuhiko Hata (University of Tokyo Press, 2005, in Japanese)

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