Shinsengumi Keppūroku

Overview

Shinsengumi Keppuroku is a novel by Ryōtarō Shiba and a television series which aired in 1998. The arrival of Matthew Perry's Black Ships rudely awakened Japan from 300 years of isolation from the world. Men set their eyes beyond Japan and began to demand change in society. Old clashed with the new, and thus began an age of turmoil. Amidst this confusion, one group remained true to the old ways and risked their lives to preserve the traditional shogunate system. Led by their charismatic captain, Kondo Isami, the Shinsengumi upheld the code of honor of the samurai. Tales abound of the feats of men like Kondo, Hijikata Toshizo and Okita Soshi. In general, the passion and glory of these men who lived during these turbulent times in Japanese history are given exploration.

Details

Status

Ended

First aired

October 8, 1998

Last aired

December 24, 1998

Episodes

12

Network

tv asahi

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

Toei Company,TV Asahi

Creators

Tetsuya Watari, Ryōtarō Shiba, Hiroaki Murakami, Takeshi Yoshida