Tomoe Gozen: The Warrior Worth a Thousand In 1184 CE, during one of Japan's most intense civil wars, a female samurai defeated fierce enemy combatants in battle while her army collapsed around her. In this video, I tell the incredible story of Tomoe Gozen, the legendary woman who proved samurai weren't just men. During the Genpei War, she served the powerful warlord Minamoto no Yoshinaka not as a servant, but as a feared commander. Riding into combat in full armor, she led cavalry charges, maste