Kusunoki Masashige
Kusunoki, his army completely surrounded, was down to only 50 of the original 700 horsemen. According to legend, his brother Masasue's last words were "Shichishō Hōkoku!" (七生報國; "Would that I had seven lives to give for my country!") and Kusunoki Masashige agreed. Upon his death, his head was removed and sent to Kanshin-ji where it was buried in a kubizuka.