The Great White Tiger Platoon
1954, Japanese. Directed by Katsuhiko Tasaka.
The Great White Tiger Platoon was part of the Aizu clan's last ditch efforts to stop the advance of Imperial troops after the fall of the Tokugawa Shogunate. Meant to be a reserve unit as it was made of the young, 16-17 year old sons of Aizu samurai. Their story is one of the great tragedies of the Boshin War (1868-1869) as they were called into action. Getting cut off from the main body of their platoon, a group of 20 from the 2nd squad retreated to Iimori Hill, where they looked down upon fires surrounding Aizu Castle and thinking that the castle has fallen and all is lost, they choose to die as samurai by committing seppuku. A superb rendition of this true story that shows the true honor of the samurai.
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 25 August 1954
- Original title
- 花の白虎隊
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Fuji Yahiro
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The Great White Tiger Platoon runs 91 minutes (1h 31m).
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The Great White Tiger Platoon isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 25 August 1954. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Great White Tiger Platoon?
The Great White Tiger Platoon (1954) was directed by Katsuhiko Tasaka and stars Raizō Ichikawa, Ryū Takeda, Takeshi Hanayagi.