Nezumi Kozō
His exploits have been commemorated in kabuki theatre, folk songs, jidaigeki, and modern pop culture. Capture and tattoo. In 1822, he was caught and tattooed, and banished from Edo. On August 8, 1831, he was captured again, and confessed to the burglary of over 100 samurai estates and the impressive theft of over 30,000 ryō throughout his 15-year career. He was tied to a horse and paraded in public before being beheaded at the Suzugamori execution grounds. His head was then publicly displayed on a stake. He was buried at Ekō-in located in the Ryōgoku section  of Tokyo. So many pilgrims have chipped away pieces of his tombstone for charms that his headstone has had to have been replaced a number of times since his death. Background. At the time of the arrest, Jirokichi was found to have very little money. This, combined with the public humiliation he dealt out to the "daimyō", resulted in the popular legend that he gave the money to the poor, turning the petty crook into a posthumous folk hero similar to Robin Hood. The fact that he died alone, serving his wives with divorce papers just prior to arrest in  order to protect them from sharing in the punishment as the law decreed, further enhanced his stature. Nickname. Jirokichi's nickname Nezumi Kozō roughly means "Rat Kid". The word "nezumi" means "rat"' or "mouse" and "kozō" translates to "kid, brat". The term "kozō" is a somewhat pejorative word for any young male. . In actuality, even though the nickname containing the term "kozō" was frequently applied to pickpockets, there are many other instances where it became the epithet of other types of criminals.