The White Tiger Battalion

The White Tiger Battalion

  • Overview
  • Cast
  • Crew

Status

Released

Release Date

Aug 25, 1986

Runtime

4h 44m

Genres

History, Adventure, Drama

Original Title

白虎隊

Director

Buichi Saitō

Description

The Byakkotai was part of Aizu’s four-unit military, set up in the domain’s drive to finalize its military modernization, in the wake of the Battle of Toba-Fushimi. The other three units were Genbutai, Seiryūtai, and Suzakutai. Each of the four was named after the protecting gods of compass directions. Byakkotai was meant to be a reserve unit, as it was composed of the young teenage 16 to 17 year old sons of Aizu samurai in a group of around 350, who fought in the Boshin War (1868–1869).