He was a samurai of the
Satsuma Domain, and an associate of
Saigō Takamori. Beppu joined Saigō's forces during the
Satsuma Rebellion. At the end of the rebellion in September 24, 1877, it was Beppu who was the
second at Saigō's
seppuku. After Saigō's death, the vastly outnumbered Beppu and the other ex-samurais charged against the ranks of the attacking
Imperial Japanese Army forces, and were killed. ==References==