Kiheitai(1989)
A period drama at the end of the Edo period, featuring Shinsaku Takasugi, who organized the Kiheitai and led the Meiji Restoration to success, and depicts the turbulent life of the young samurai of the Choshu clan at the end of the Edo period.
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A period drama at the end of the Edo period, featuring Shinsaku Takasugi, who organized the Kiheitai and led the Meiji Restoration to success, and depicts the turbulent life of the young samurai of the Choshu clan at the end of the Edo period.
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1989-12-30
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