Kasigi Omi was a character in the novel Shōgun by James Clavell and the NBC TV miniseries based on the book. Omi was the nephew of the daimyo Kasigi Yabu. In early 1600 Omi was in charge of the village of Anjiro. When the Dutch ship Erasmus blew ashore nearby John Blackthorne and his crew were brought ashore. With the Jesuit priest Sebastio acting as interpreter Omi demanded to know the nationality of the Englishman as well as where he was from. He decided to wait for Yabu to return before taking any action. As the group of villagers bowing in front of him got up to leave, Omi decided that one of the villagers was not being sufficiently respectful. Drawing his sword, Omi swiftly decapitated the villager, horrifying Blackthorne.