
About the TV Show

miniseries jidaigeki
Byakkotai
First Air Date: December 30, 1986
First Aired on | : | 1986 |
Status | : | Ended |
Created By | : | |
Networks | : | Nippon TV |
Genres | : | Drama |
Seasons/Episodes | : | 2 episodes in 1 Seasons |
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)