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A former samurai in Meiji Japan recounts a legendary rise. In the heart of Edo, young Hijikata finds the brotherhood and destiny that will define him.
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Song of the Samurai - Chapter: Youthful Days in Edo
A live-action adaptation that translates this deep legacy to the screen. Set in Kyoto at the end of the Edo period, the story depicts the intense and passionate lives of the Shinsengumi - the iconic samurai force that defended Kyoto in the final years of Japan's shogunate - through spectacular action and a bold interpretation based on historical facts. The story follows street brawler Toshizo Hijikata (Yuki Yamada), who finds a new kind of family in Isami Kondo and Soji Okita. Hijikata and his comrades in the Shinsengumi forge a bond of loyalty - tested by betrayal, illness, and war - as they fight not only their enemies but their own ideals.
Action & Adventure
Starring
Yuki Yamada, Nobuyuki Suzuki, Aoi Nakamura
Episodes
Miniseries
About
Song of the Samurai - Chapter: Youthful Days in Edo
Action & Adventure
A live-action adaptation that translates this deep legacy to the screen. Set in Kyoto at the end of the Edo period, the story depicts the intense and passionate lives of the Shinsengumi - the iconic samurai force that defended Kyoto in the final years of Japan's shogunate - through spectacular action and a bold interpretation based on historical facts. The story follows street brawler Toshizo Hijikata (Yuki Yamada), who finds a new kind of family in Isami Kondo and Soji Okita. Hijikata and his comrades in the Shinsengumi forge a bond of loyalty - tested by betrayal, illness, and war - as they fight not only their enemies but their own ideals.
Information
- Released
- Mar 26, 2026
- Episode length
- —
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 2
- Status
- Ended
Language & origin
- Original audio
- Japanese
- Country
- JP
- Rating
- TV-MA
Networks
- Network
- TBS
Cast
People in this story
Yuki YamadaToshizo Hijikata
Nobuyuki SuzukiIsamu Kondo
Aoi NakamuraKeisuke Yamanami
Kanata HosodaSouji Okita
Shuhei UesugiShinpachi Nagakura
Kisetsu FujiwaraHajime Saitou
Yosuke SuginoEisaburou Abiru
Shuntaro YanagiSanosuke Harada
Shuto MiyazakiHeisuke Toudou
Ryôji NakamuraGenzaburou Inoue
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