The Great White Tiger Platoon

The Great White Tiger Platoon

  • Overview
  • Cast
  • Crew
  • Recommendations

Status

Released

Release Date

Aug 25, 1954

Runtime

1h 31m

User Score

60%

Original Title

花の白虎隊

Production Companies

Daiei Film

Director

Katsuhiko Tasaka

Description

The Great White Tiger Platoon was part of the Aizu clan's last ditch efforts to stop the advance of Imperial troops after the fall of the Tokugawa Shogunate. Meant to be a reserve unit as it was made of the young, 16-17 year old sons of Aizu samurai. Their story is one of the great tragedies of the Boshin War (1868-1869) as they were called into action. Getting cut off from the main body of their platoon, a group of 20 from the 2nd squad retreated to Iimori Hill, where they looked down upon fires surrounding Aizu Castle and thinking that the castle has fallen and all is lost, they choose to die as samurai by committing seppuku. A superb rendition of this true story that shows the true honor of the samurai.