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Byakkotai
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Byakkotai (白虎隊; White Tiger Unit) is a TV Asahi two-episode special TV dorama main-casting Yamashita Tomohisa, showcasing the events ocurred to the group known as Byakkotai in the Boshin War in 1868. The first episode was aired on January 6th, 2007 and the second on January 7th, 207, with an 17.4% and 17.1% viewership rating respectively.
Synopsis
This TV-drama follows Sakai Shintaro, descendant of Sakai Mineji -a Byakkotai samurai-, and traces the tragedy of the Byakkotai, a military force composed of 340 16 to 17 years old boys during the Boshin War (Aizu war).
Main Cast
- Sakai Mineji / Sakai Shintaro: Yamashita Tomohisa
- Shinoda Gisaburo / Shinoda Yusuke: Tanaka Koki
- Ito Matahachi: Fujigaya Taisuke
- Tsuda Sutezo: Saito Shota
- Nishikawa Katsutaro: Tomita Sho
- Iinuma Sadakichi: Sakimoto Hiromi
- Nagase Yuji: Tsujimoto Yuki
- Ishida Wasuke: Hashizume Ryo
Main Staff
- Screenwriter
- Uchidate Makiko
- Director
- Hashimoto Hajime
- Producer
- Igarashi Fumio, Uchiyama Satoko, Tezuka Osamu, Maruyama Shinya
Music
- Theme song
Releases
The dorama was released in a compiled DVD box. It was released on August 22nd, 2007.
| Home-media Releases | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Format | Release date | Catalog Number | Price | Oricon Charts | ||||||
| DVD | 2007.09.03 | POBD-60237/9 | ¥10,450 | #27 / 2 weeks | ||||||
External Links
- Oricon Profile: DVD Box
- IMDb Profile
