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Boshin (戊辰) is the designation for the fifth year of a sexagenary cycle in traditional East Asian calendars. [3] Although the war lasted for over a year, Boshin refers to the year that the war started in. The characters 戊辰 can also be read as tsuchinoe-tatsu in Japanese, literally "Elder Brother of Earth-Dragon". [3]
Nakano Takeko (中野 竹子, April 1847 – 16 October 1868) was a Japanese female warrior of the Aizu Domain, who fought and died during the Boshin War.During the Battle of Aizu, she fought with a naginata (a Japanese polearm) and was the leader of an ad hoc corps of female combatants who fought in the battle independently.
Yojiro Akizuki (秋月耀次郎, Akizuki Yōjirō) Voiced by: Daisuke Namikawa (Japanese); Houston Hayes (English) The seventeen-year-old legendary Eternal Assassin (永遠の刺客, Eien no Shikaku), Yojiro is the bearer of the legendary Moon Tear Sword (月涙刀, Getsuruitō), tasked with the quest of utilizing its blade to destroy the Head of the Conqueror (覇者の首, Hasha no Kubi), a ...
Below is an incomplete list of feature films, television films or TV series which include events of the Boshin War and Satsuma Rebellion. This list does not include documentaries, short films. This list does not include documentaries, short films.
K. Kabayama Sukenori; Kajiwara Heima; Kamimura Hikonojō; Sagawa Kanbei; Katakura Kuninori; Katō Akizane; Katsu Kaishū; Katsura Tarō; Kawai Tsugunosuke; Kawakami ...
Haguma (left) and shaguma (right) headdress Duel between a shōgitai and shaguma-wearing jinshotai (迅衝隊) at the Battle of Ueno. The shaguma (赤熊, "red bear") was a type of headgear worn by the officers of the Imperial Japanese Army troops in the Boshin War (1868–69).
Hijikata Toshizō (土方 歳三, May 31, 1835 – June 20, 1869) was a Japanese swordsman of the Bakumatsu period and Vice-Commander (副長, Fukucho) of the Shinsengumi.As Vice-Commander, he served the Tokugawa Shogunate and co-led his group in its resistance against the imperial rule brought about by the Meiji Restoration.
One of the most prominent characters in Touken Ranbu is Hijikata's long sword, which bore the name Izuminokami Kanesada. The 2004 video game Fu-un Shinsengumi, which was developed by Genki and published by Konami, is based on the Shinsengumi. [18] In March 2012, a stand-alone expansion for Total War: Shogun 2 set during the Boshin War was released.