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Yuki Yamada
as Toshizo Hijikata
Nobuyuki Suzuki
as Isamu Kondo
Aoi Nakamura
as Keisuke Yamanami
Kanata Hosoda
as Souji Okita
Shuhei Uesugi
as Shinpachi Nagakura
Kisetsu Fujiwara
as Hajime Saitou
Yosuke Sugino
as Eisaburou Abiru
Shuntaro Yanagi
as Sanosuke Harada
Shuto Miyazaki
as Heisuke Toudou
Ryôji Nakamura
as Genzaburou Inoue
Movie Info & Details
Release Year2026
Runtime1 Season
LanguageJapanese
CertificationTV-MA
GenresAction & Adventure
Votes24
Director—
Writers—
TypeWeb Series
Rating9.2 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsSong of the Samurai - Chapter: Youthful Days in Edo
About Song of the Samurai - Chapter: Youthful Days in Edo
A live-action adaptation that translates this deep legacy to the screen. Set in Kyoto at the end of the Edo period, the story depicts the intense and passionate lives of the Shinsengumi - the iconic samurai force that defended Kyoto in the final years of Japan's shogunate - through spectacular action and a bold interpretation based on historical facts. The story follows street brawler Toshizo Hijikata (Yuki Yamada), who finds a new kind of family in Isami Kondo and Soji Okita. Hijikata and his comrades in the Shinsengumi forge a bond of loyalty - tested by betrayal, illness, and war - as they fight not only their enemies but their own ideals.
Directed by —, Song of the Samurai - Chapter: Youthful Days in Edo leans on a strong ensemble — Yuki Yamada, Nobuyuki Suzuki, Aoi Nakamura — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The series landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about action & adventure titles of 2026.
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