Tora Gozen

Japanese woman in the Kamakura period

Tora Gozen (虎御前) was a Japanese prostitute of the early Kamakura period. She was the concubine of Soga Sukenari, one of the perpetrators of the Revenge of the Soga Brothers incident. She became widely known as a character in numerous kabuki and jōruri Sogamono plays which are based on the incident.