Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ogasawara Shōsai
This was a bit hard to decide. I checked reference books in the library and, while a few mention him, none had entries devoted to him. But clearly he is often mentioned in Japanese books, as evidenced by the Google Books search https://www.google.com/search?tbs=bks:1&q=%22%E5%B0%8F%E7%AC%A0%E5%8E%9F%E5%B0%91%E6%96%8E%22. I think this is because he remains notable today less because of the actual historical figure, than because of the narrative he was involved in—the killing of Hosokawa Gracia on her request when, as a Christian, she could not commit suicide—which has become the source for many non-fiction and fictional accounts. The Kumamoto page is an RS (http://www.pref.kumamoto.jp/site/arinomama/syousai.html), but much of what else you find are more narrativized, in works by famous authors such as Ryunosuke Akutagawa http://books.google.com/books?id=P3pLhRDr4hYC&pg=PP9&dq=%22%E5%B0%8F%E7%AC%A0%E5%8E%9F%E5%B0%91%E6%96%8E%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=nRY8U7HNO9e-sQTT24CoAQ&ved=0CDoQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22%E5%B0%8F%E7%AC%A0%E5%8E%9F%E5%B0%91%E6%96%8E%22&f=false, Ryotaro Shiba http://books.google.com/books?id=SI1NAAAAMAAJ&q=%22%E5%B0%8F%E7%AC%A0%E5%8E%9F%E5%B0%91%E6%96%8E%22&dq=%22%E5%B0%8F%E7%AC%A0%E5%8E%9F%E5%B0%91%E6%96%8E%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=dRk8U8fvB7XJsQSWyYGYAQ&ved=0CDYQ6AEwATgK, Eiji Yoshikawa http://books.google.com/books?id=zcYPAAAAYAAJ&q=%22%E5%B0%8F%E7%AC%A0%E5%8E%9F%E5%B0%91%E6%96%8E%22&dq=%22%E5%B0%8F%E7%AC%A0%E5%8E%9F%E5%B0%91%E6%96%8E%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=2Bk8U6epHsbS2QWQqoCoDQ&ved=0CGsQ6AEwCTgU, etc. He also appears as a character in film and television, played by such well-known actors as Kyusaku Shimada http://tvdramareview.archino.com/200601/koumyou.htm. I thought about the argument that perhaps he is notable only for one event (), but even that allows pages for people with major roles in events (whether this is a major event or not is debatable, but clearly it has often been retold).It's hard to judge whether all this is "significant," but in the end, I think it is significant/notable that he remains alive in the popular imagination 400 years after his death
— User:Michitaro, 14:27, 2 April 2014 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:BIO1E (Wikipedia:Notability)