Shinsengumi
English title: Shinsen-gumi
Japanese title: 新撰組
Alternative titles: Shinsengumi
Type: Movie
Source: Manga
Episodes: 1
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Jul 20, 1999
Duration: 4 min
Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)
Producers: Tezuka Productions
Themes: Historical

The Phoenix asks us why humans choose war as a means of solving problems, while it looks back on the history of Kyoto and ponders on the riot at Ikeda-ya by the Shinsengumi in the last days of the Tokugawa regime.

The short film was also included on the Osamu Tezuka Sakuhin-shuu: Kyoto Animation Theater-hen DVD released in 2015.

(Source: Official Site)