(1683-1720) was a Japanese samurai of the Edo period. A senior retainer of the Sendai domain, he was first known as Kageakira (æÂ¯æÂÂ). Murayasu was also the fifth Katakura Kojà «rà Â. His childhood name was Sannosuke (ä¸Âä¹Âå©) later changed to Kojà «rà Â. His father was Katakura Muranaga and his Mother was Matsumae Ichiko.