Otōemon Hiroeda, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Otōemon Hiroeda

Date of Birth: 23-Dec-1905

Place of Birth: Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

Date of Death: 23-Feb-1945

Profession: police officer

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Content in this edit is translated from the existing Chinese Wikipedia article at zh:??????; see its history for attribution. Otoemon Hiroeda (??????(??????), Hiroeda Otoemon, December 23, 1905 – February 23, 1945) was a Japanese police officer posted to Zhunan, Miaoli in Japanese-era Taiwan.
During the Pacific War, he disobeyed orders that he sacrifice the lives of 2000 Taiwanese soldiers under his command in a suicidal attack, and then killed himself.
His actions resulted in a spirit tablet for him being enshrined within Quanhua Temple on Lion Head Mountain, Miaoli County, Taiwan.