Sanada Saemon-no-Suke Yukimura (May 7, 1615) was a Japanese samurai, second son of the Sengoku period daimyo Sanada Masayuki. His proper name was Sanada Nobushige, named after Takeda Shingen's younger brother Takeda Nobushige ), who was a brave and respected warrior. Sanada Yukimura was called "A Hero who may appear once in hundred years" and "crimson demon of war", and Shimazu Tadatsune ( arguably the best performer in the invasion of Korea) called him the "number one warrior in Japan.