TV series
Byakkotai
1986–1987, Japanese, on Nippon TV.
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)
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 2
- Episode length
- 142 min
- Status
- Ended in 1987
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Latest episode
S1 E2: Falling castle
Aired 31 December 1987
Seasons 1
Cast & crew
- Hisaya MorishigeInoue Okazumi · 2 ep
- Hirotaro HondaSagawa Kanbee · 2 ep
- Youki KudohInoue Yumiko · 2 ep
- Ryoko SakaguchiChikako · 2 ep
- Kōtarō SatomiSaigo Tanomo · 2 ep
- Tetsuro TambaJinbo Kuranosuke · 2 ep
- Masaomi KondoHijikata Toshizo · 2 ep
- Hisano YamaokaInoue Tomeko · 2 ep
- Masatoshi NakamuraSakamoto Ryoma · 2 ep
- Kimiko IkegamiJinbo Yukiko · 2 ep
- Isao NatsuyagiKondo Isami · 2 ep
- Morio KazamaMatsudaira Katamori · 2 ep
Details
- First aired
- 30 December 1986
- Last aired
- 31 December 1987
- Network
- Nippon TV
- Original title
- 白虎隊
- Language
- Japanese
- Country
- Japan
- Type
- Scripted
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Byakkotai has 1 season and 2 episodes, about 142 minutes each.
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