| Kaneko Shinkuro Morisada | |
| Native Name: | 金子 新九郎 盛貞 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Birth Name: | Kaneko Shinkuro Morisada |
| Birth Date: | c. 1520 |
| Death Date: | c. 1585 |
| Martial Art: | Kenjutsu Iaijutsu |
| Style: | Tenshinsho Jigen Ryu |
| Teacher: | Tose Yosazaemon Osamune |
| Students: | Terasaka Yakuro Masatsune (Zenkitsu) |
Kaneko Shinkuro Morisada (Japanese: 金子 新九郎 盛貞, c. 1520- c. 1585) was a direct student of Tose Yosazaemon Osamune the founder of the Tenshinsho Jigen Ryu.[1] Kaneko later succeeded Osamune in becoming the second headmaster (soke) of the Tenshinsho Jigen Ryu.[2] His best student was a warrior named Terasaka Yakuro Masatsune, who later became the monk Zenkitsu.
Kaneko's student Terasaka Yakuro Masatsune (Zenkitsu) became his successor as the third headmaster of the Tenshinsho Jigen Ryu.[3]
Kaneko died in c. 1585.