Kawakami Gensai |
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| Native name | 河上 彦斎 |
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| Birth name | Komori Genjiro (小森 彦次郎) |
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| Other name(s) | Kouda Genbei (高田 源兵衛) |
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| Nickname(s) | Hitokiri |
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| Born | (1834-12-25)25 December 1834 Kumamoto, Higo Province, Japan |
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| Died | 13 January 1872(1872-01-13) (aged 37) Kodemmachōin, Nihombashi, Tokyo, Japan |
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| Buried | Ikegami Honmon-ji, Tokyo, Japan |
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| Allegiance | Ishin Shishi (former) Chōshū Domain (former) Kumamoto Domain |
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| Unit | Kiheitai (former) |
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| Battles / wars | First Chōshū expedition Second Chōshū expedition |
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| Spouse(s) | Misawa Teiko (m. 1861–1872) |
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| Children | Kawakami Gentarō (son) |
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| Relations | Komori Sadasuke (father) Waka (mother) Kawakami Genbei (adoptive father) Komori Hanzaemon (brother) Kawakami Toshiharu (grandson) |
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| Other work | military official, sword trainer, former assassin |
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