Movie Description
花の白虎隊
(1954)Overview
The Great White Tiger Platoon was part of the Aizu clan's last ditch efforts to stop the advance of Imperial troops after the fall of the Tokugawa Shogunate. Meant to be a reserve unit as it was made of the young, 16-17 year old sons of Aizu samurai. Their story is one of the great tragedies of the Boshin War (1868-1869) as they were called into action. Getting cut off from the main body of their platoon, a group of 20 from the 2nd squad retreated to Iimori Hill, where they looked down upon fires surrounding Aizu Castle and thinking that the castle has fallen and all is lost, they choose to die as samurai by committing seppuku. A superb rendition of this true story that shows the true honor of the samurai.
Featured Crew
- Director : Katsuhiko Tasaka
- Editor : Shigeo Nishida
- Cast : Raizō Ichikawa,Ryū Takeda,Takeshi Hanayagi,Takashi Mita,Shintarō Katsu,Yataro Kurokawa,Michiko Ai,Sachiko Mine,Takako Irie,Makoto Kobori,Shōsaku Sugiyama,Toranosuke Ogawa,Rumiko Komachi,Shinobu Araki,Ryūzaburō Mitsuoka,Shōzō Nanbu,Seishirō Hara,Eigorō Onoe,Saburo Date,Hiroshi Mizuno,Ikkei Tamaki,Yukio Horikita
Cast
Facts
Original Title花の白虎隊
Status Released
Release Information
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1954-08-25
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 01h 31m
Production CompaniesDaiei Film
