TV series
Song of the Samurai - Chapter: Youthful Days in Edo
Overview
A live-action adaptation that translates this deep legacy to the screen. Set in Kyoto at the end of the Edo period, the story depicts the intense and passionate lives of the Shinsengumi - the iconic samurai force that defended Kyoto in the final years of Japan's shogunate - through spectacular action and a bold interpretation based on historical facts. The story follows street brawler Toshizo Hijikata (Yuki Yamada), who finds a new kind of family in Isami Kondo and Soji Okita. Hijikata and his comrades in the Shinsengumi forge a bond of loyalty - tested by betrayal, illness, and war - as they fight not only their enemies but their own ideals.
Details
- First air date
- 2026-03-26
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 2 episodes
- Genres
- Action & Adventure
- Network
- TBS
- Production
- THE SEVEN
- Country
- JP
- Original language
- JA
Cast
- Yuki Yamada as Toshizo Hijikata
- Nobuyuki Suzuki as Isamu Kondo
- Aoi Nakamura as Keisuke Yamanami
- Kanata Hosoda as Souji Okita
- Shuhei Uesugi as Shinpachi Nagakura
- Kisetsu Fujiwara as Hajime Saitou
- Yosuke Sugino as Eisaburou Abiru
- Shuntaro Yanagi as Sanosuke Harada
- Shuto Miyazaki as Heisuke Toudou
- Ryôji Nakamura as Genzaburou Inoue
- Go Ayano as Kamo Serizawa
Creators and crew
- Akira Morii - Producer
- Kazuya Shimomura - Producer
- Mamoru Inoue - Producer
- Kazutaka Watanabe - Director
- Masaaki Sakai - Screenplay
Episodes
Episode 1: Awakening Spirits, Rising Swords
A former samurai in Meiji Japan recounts a legendary rise. In the heart of Edo, young Hijikata finds the brotherhood and destiny that will define him.
Episode 2: Farewell Youth, Meet the Demon
In Kyoto, Hijikata confronts the ruthless Serizawa. Betrayal, loss, and the return of a friend-turned-assassin force him into a brutal new reality.
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