Lifespan: Eiroku 1 (1558) to 3/3 of Tenshō 18 (1590)
Other Names: Kesajumaru (childhood)
Rank: bushō
Title: Inspector of the Board of Censors
Clan: Kimotsuki
Lord: Shimazu Yoshihisa
Father: Kimotsuki Kanemori
Mother: Nishi (daughter of Shimazu Tadayoshi)
Siblings: Kanehiro, Kaneatsu, sister (wife of Niiro Tadamitsu)
Wife: Daughter of Meguri Hisamoto
Adopted Children: Kanehiro (written with a different character than his adoptive father)