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)
Genre: Drama
Stars: Hisaya Morishige, Hirotaro Honda, Youki Kudoh, Ryoko Sakaguchi, Kotaro Satomi, Tetsuro Tamba
Crew: Ichizo Seo, Buichi Saitō, Akiyasu Kikuchi, Gihō Sugiyama
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Studio: Nippon TV
Runtime: 26:14 minutes
Quality: HD
First air date: Dec 30, 1986
Last air date: Dec 30, 1987
Episode: 2 Episode
Season: 1 Season
IMDb: 10
Keywords:miniseries, jidaigeki
