Endimion Takayama: Incomplete [J-Movie] Byakkotai

Title: 白虎隊（びゃっこたい）

Title (romaji): Byakkotai

Format: Tanpatsu, in two parts

Genre: Jidaigeki

Broadcast network: TV Asahi

Version 1 (Not Yet)

Broadcast period: 1986-Dec-30 and 1986-Dec-31

Version 2

Broadcast period: 2007-Jan-06 and 2007-Jan-07

Air time: 21:00

Theme song: You Raise Me Up by Celtic Woman

Synopsis

"Byakkotai" seems to be a story by which the content of the drama visits Byakkotai Memorial Hall by a modern young person who is the descendant of a Byakkotai samurai, and traces the history of the tragedy of the Byakkotai in the force organized by about 340 boys of 16 years old and 17 years old at Boshin War (Aizu war). Yamashita performs two roles (a Byakkotai samurai in the old days and the descendant, Shintaro Sakai).

While Shintaro spends his time like any other rebellious young man that bullies his parents and disrespects his neighbors, he is in for quiet a surprise when his Grandmother shows up out of the blue and yanks him up by the ear. Refusing to put up with her for three days, he along with his best friend Yusuke escape to the one place she'd never look for them. Her home town. While there, the two accidentally end up at the Byakkotai Memorial grounds... and as they wander around killing time... they learn a few things about their ancestors that unexpectedly leave them in a very quite and reflective mood.

Cast

Byakkotai Samurai

Yamashita Tomohisa as Sakai Mineji and Sakai Shintaro

Tanaka Koki as Shinoda Gisaburo and Shinoda Yusuke

Fujigaya Taisuke as Ito Matahachi

Saito Shota as Tsuda Sutezo

Tomita Sho as Nishikawa Katsutaro

Sakimoto Hiromi as Iinuma Sadakichi

Tsujimoto Yuki (辻本祐樹) as Nagase Yuji

Hashizume Ryo as Ishida Wasuke

Tochihara Rakuto

Kujirai Kousuke (鯨井康介) as Adachi Tozaburo