History UsefulNotes / AmakusaShiro

In media, Shirō [[HistoricalVillainUpgrade tends to be portrayed as]] a [[DudeLooksLikeALady girlish-looking]] FallenHero who [[BreakTheCutie endures soul-breaking hardships]] while fighting for his fellow Christians' freedom. He often ends up being BackFromTheDead ''and'' having a FaithHeelTurn after said breaking process, but sometimes [[RedemptionEqualsDeath is able to regain his faith in people as he dies]].

* ''LightNovel/FateApocrypha'' has him under the false name of [[spoiler: Shirou Kotomine]]. While he is nominally an antagonist he's also a WellIntentionedExtremist [[spoiler:whose goal is to bring salvation to humanity through the use of the Holy Grail. His methods, however, are far from innocent and he's perfectly willing to manipulate and kill just about anyone who stands in his way]]. He can also be summoned as a Ruler-class Servant in ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'', and appears in the Shimosa chapter of ''Epic of Remnant'' [[spoiler:as an Avenger, his mindset much closer to the FallenHero and TragicVillain he's popularly depicted as due to being an AlternateSelf that's been hopping dimensions seeing what happened to his rebellion and going completely insane over it]].

* In ''LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex'', the Amakusa Catholics are named for him, and claim to be descendants of his movement that went into hiding following the rebellion's defeat.

* In ''VisualNovel/OlympiaSoiree'', Tokisada is one the love interests that the heroine, Olympia, can romance.

According to Wiki/TheOtherWiki, Shirō was the son of former Konishi clan retainer Masuda Jinbei (益田 甚兵衛?)... though according to some sources, he may have been the illegitimate son of Toyotomi Hideyori. He was born in modern-day Kami-Amakusa, Kumamoto in a Catholic family. At age 15, the boy was charismatic enough to be known to his followers as "heaven's messenger." Miraculous powers were attributed to him, like [[HealingHands healing]] and being able to walk on water.

* In ''VideoGame/LiveALive'', Amakusa appears in the Twilight of Edo Japan chapter, having been resurrected by Ode Iou for his scheme to plunge Japan into civil warfare. If Oboromaru goes to rescue [[spoiler: Sakamoto Ryoma]], he'll have to fight Amakusa first, who in battle will be flanked and rendered invunerable by his Lost Soul minions. Defeating them is required to open him up for attack.

* In ''VideoGame/LiveALive'', Amakusa appears in the Twilight of Edo Japan chapter, having been resurrected by Ode Iou for his scheme to plunge Japan into civil warfare. If Oboromaru goes to rescue [[spoiler: Sakamoto Ryoma]], he'll have fight Amakusa first, who in battle will be flanked and rendered invunerable by his Lost Soul minions. Defeating them is required to open him up for attack.

* Played by KenjiSawada in ''Film/SamuraiReincarnation''.

17-year-old Shiro was executed in the aftermath of the fall, [[DeadGuyOnDisplay his head being displayed on a pike in Nagasaki for an extended period of time afterward as a warning to any other potential Christian rebels.]] His FamousLastWords were: [[{{Revenge}} "I shall return after 100 years and take my revenge!"]] Even now, many {{UsefulNotes/Japanese Christian}}s consider Shiro as a saint, but the Roman Catholic Church has not officially listed him as such.