Top Cast
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Koji Yamamoto
Hijikata Toshizō
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Sosuke Ikematsu
Ichimura Tetsunosuke
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Masato Sakai
Yamanami Keisuke
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Ainosuke Kataoka
Enomoto Takeaki
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Kenji Kohashi
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Shôei
Kai Shimada
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Jun Toba
Yamano Yasohachi
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Shigenori Yamazaki
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Yoko Minamino
Overview
Follows the final days of the shogunate and Shinsengumi's Vice-Comander Hijikata Toshizo along with his fellow anti-imperialist group.
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