Byakkotai (Scripted, Japanese)
Genres: Drama, War, History
Status: Ended
Premiered: 2007-01-06
Ended: 2007-01-07
Network: TV Asahi
Country: JP
Airs on: Saturday, Sunday
Air time: 21:00
Runtime: 120 minutes
This TV-drama follows Sakai Shintaro, descendant of Sakai Mineji -a Byakkotai samurai-, and traces the tragedy of the Byakkotai, a military force composed of 340 16 to 17 years old boys during the Boshin War.