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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]
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.
The ongoing Boshin War intensifies as the New Government Army defeats many allied provinces in order to reach the border of Aizu. On August 21, fourth year of Keiō, Toshizo Hijikata arrives at the Bonari Pass during the Battle of Aizu. The former Shogunate Forces withdraw to Aizuwakamatsu Castle due to the New Government Army's fierce attack.
The lyrics refer to Prince Arisugawa Taruhito, or "Miya-san" in the song. [6] [7] He was an influential figure in the Meiji Restoration.[8] [9] He was also the Grand Governor of the Eastern Expedition [] during the war. [10]
Voiced by: Hiroki Yasumoto (Japanese); Ian Sinclair [1] (English) The former vice-commander of the Shinsengumi who died fighting in the name of the Tokugawa Bakufu during the Boshin War. Hijikata has the ability to use smoke to manifest ghostly images of members of the Shinsengumi and uses them to cut apart his enemies.
Jules Brunet (2 January 1838 – 12 August 1911) was a French military officer who served the Tokugawa shogunate during the Boshin War in Japan.Originally sent to Japan as a horse artillery instructor with the French military mission of 1867, he refused to leave the country after the shōgun was defeated, and played a leading role in the separatist Republic of Ezo and its fight against forces ...
[3] [4] [full citation needed] However, while Yoshinobu's resignation created a nominal void at the highest level of government, his apparatus of state continued to exist. Moreover, the Tokugawa family remained a prominent force in the evolving political order, [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Tokugawa also continued to effect intrigues to aid his position ...
The Shōgitai took a large part in the battles of the Boshin War, especially at the Battle of Toba–Fushimi, and, after being assigned the defence of Kan'ei-ji temple, the Battle of Ueno, where they were nearly annihilated. [1] [2] After the Battle of Ueno, some surviving Shōgitai fled north, eventually joining the rebels of the Ezo Republic.