Byakkotai

Byakkotai — Plot

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 around 350, who fought in the Boshin War (1868–1869)

• Release date
• December 30, 1986

Byakkotai — Cast

Hisaya Morishige Inoue Okazumi Hirotaro Honda Sagawa Kanbee Youki Kudoh Inoue Yumiko Ryoko Sakaguchi Chikako Kōtarō Satomi Saigo Tanomo Tetsuro Tamba Jinbo Kuranosuke Masaomi Kondo Hijikata Toshizo Hisano Yamaoka Inoue Tomeko