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The White Tiger Battalion (1986)

Directed by Buichi Saito

Overview

The Byakkotai was part of Aizu’s four-unit military, set up in the domain’s drive to finalize its military modernization, in the wake of the Battle of Toba-Fushimi. The other three units were Genbutai, Seiryūtai, and Suzakutai. Each of the four was named after the protecting gods of compass directions.  Byakkotai was meant to be a reserve unit, as it was composed of the young teenage 16 to 17 year old sons of Aizu samurai in a group of around 350, who fought in the Boshin War (1868–1869).

Length 284 minutes

Actors

Morio Kazama | Hisaya Morishige | Hashinosuke Nakamura | Kei Satō | Kotaro Satomi | Tetsurō Tamba