Kyoshiro Senryo

Samurai Shodown (2019). Design by Ogura.

**Kyoshiro Senryo** is a character introduced in *Samurai Shodown*; he continues to appear in later titles of the series. His name derives from Japanese words with theatrical undercurrents: Senryō literally means "1000 ryō", but it can also refer to star actors (i.e., the full phrase senryō yakusha refers to actors with a rather high salary); Kyōshi means "dying insane", the rō is a merely common suffix for male names. He most likely takes inspiration from film character, Nemuri Kyoshiro, a sleepy-eyed samurai who travels around Japan.

## Storyline

### Biographies

In chronological order.

* **Samurai Shodown V:** *Kyoshiro is a kabuki actor who leads his own company of players. Even through the world suffering from famine troubles him, all he has at his command are his kabuki abilities. Aiming to become a kabuki actor for the people, Kyoshiro departs on a lone journey.*
* **Samurai Shodown '19** (Prologue): *The ensuing chaos has left Edo in a nearly unrecognizable state, yet what occupies the mind of Kyoshiro Senryo is the acute awareness that his kabuki form is far from where it needs to be. He knows that his audience must be free and happy to be able to enjoy is performances. And so, relinquishing his role to his understudy, Kyoshiro sets out to hone his art and purge the land of evil, so that both may thrive.*
* **Samurai Shodown:** *This kabuki actor, a merry fop he, likes to be noticed and put on a good show. He duels to spread the magic of kabuki to the masses and convince them of the merits of his art.*
* **Samurai Shodown III:** *Kyoshiro, who seeks aesthetic perfection in dance through battle, views The Demon during one of his massacres. Strongly impressed by this "Dance of the Demon," Kyoshiro, too, desires to move as beautifully and begins his pursuit of Zankuro.*
* **Samurai Shodown IV:** *Hearing of the "Demon" during his tour of Hizen, Kyoshiro takes a detour to the "Dark Castle" to verify the rumors. Just what will he find there...?*
* **Samurai Shodown Sen** (alternative timeline): *Kyoshiro is a master of the japanese art of kabuki and utilizes its artful interpretations and majestic actions to construct a "beautiful fighting art". Obsessed with popularizing kabuki and being declared the warrior with the most aesthetic fighting style, Kyoshiro wanders around Japan. One day Kyoshiro received an invitation to perform in Europe by the mysterious Golba, a name linked to a revolutionary movement. Determined to share his art with the world, but suspicious of the offer, Kyoshiro decides to pursue the matter more directly and see what truths may be found.*

## Combat characteristics

*Also see: Move list of Kyoshiro*
Pending

## Voice actors

* Kazuhiro Inage (*SamSho I*)
* Atsushi Maezuka (*II*, *III*, *IV*, *V*, *V Special*/*Perfect*, *Sen*, *2019*)
* Tarō Masuoka (*VI*)
* Yūji Mitsuya - *Samurai Shodown: The Motion Picture*
* Aaron Krohn - *Samurai Shodown: The Motion Picture* (English voice)
* Hiroshi Isobe - *Samurai Shodown Dengeki* drama CD series

## Game Appearances

### Playable character

* *Samurai Shodown*
* *Samurai Shodown II*
* *Samurai Shodown III*
* *Shinsetsu Samurai Spirits: Bushidō Retsuden*
* *Samurai Shodown IV*
* *Samurai Shodown V*
* *Samurai Shodown V Special* / *Perfect*
* *Samurai Shodown VI*
* *Samurai Shodown Sen*
* *Samurai Shodown (2019)*
* *Samurai Spirits ~Kengou Hachi-ban Shoubu~*
* *Quiz King of Fighters*

### Cameos

* *Days of Memories* (third title) - in-text cameo
* *Maid by Iroha*
* *Samurai Spirits* (pachinko)
* *Samurai Spirits Gaiden: Cham Cham*
* *Samurai Spirits Oni*
* *Capcom vs. SNK 2* - in Aomori stage
* *Soulcalibur VI* - mentioned by Haohmaru while taunting Seong Mi-na, Kilik, or Hildegard von Krone

### Mobile appearances

* *Kingdom Story*
* *Samurai Shodown Tenkadaiichi Kenkakuden*
* *Samurai Shodown: Oborozuki Densetsu*