Restoration Fire

The story

Megastar Kataoka Chiezo is Vice-commander Hijikata Toshizo of the Shinsengumi in this realistic tale of Japan’s inner battles that led to the downfall of the Tokugawa shogunate. Excellent performances and extremely good swordplay highlight this glimpse into the heart and soul of Japanese history. Although known as “Razor Blade” Hijikata, the vice-commander is a man of deep conviction with a little-known sense of humanity. Starting after the famed Ikedaya Incident, in which they saved Kyoto from Choshu’s plot to burn the city to ashes, they work hard to change the public’s view of them as merciless killers to their true mission of protecting the shogun. This is an extraordinary tale of blood and guts! From the pen of award winning author Shotaro Ikenami (Bandit Vs. Samurai, Hunter in the Dark, Misumi's The Last Samurai)

Cast

C Chiezo KataokaHijikata Toshizo C Chikage AwashimaOfusa T Takashi ShimuraYahei R Ryūnosuke TsukigataKondo Isami K Kōtarō SatomiAndo Kazuma N Noriko KitazawaOmine S Satomi OkaOshino H Haruo TanakaYasuzo A Akitake KōnoHeikichi K Koinosuke OnoeOkabe Hoyama J Jotaro TogamiSaito Hajime S Shin TokudaijiYoshikawa Sanpei

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M Masuura TsukeOshima K Kenji KusumotoOkita Soji E Eiji OkadaYamanami Keisuke R Ryuji Kita S Shigeru Aoki H Hideo Shimada I Ikutaro Ibuki T Tsukie Matsuura C Chizuru Kitagawa K Kanji Koshiba K Kentaro Ozato M Minoru Asuka K Kazutarō Kuni H Hiroshi Kato T Tetsunosuke Tsukigata M Mitsuo Asano S Shōtarō Hayashi R Ryōei Itō K Kinji Nakamura K Katsuya Ishimaru T Tokumaro Dan K Kajō Onoe K Kunijirō Yanagi K Kōtarō Hori S Shunji Daito E Eijirō Kataoka H Hiroshi Hatano M Minken Karasawa T Toshio Matsuda R Ryōji Kōzuki K Kinya Suzuki A Akira Shioji E Eiji Minakata J Junpei Arishima S Satoshi Akiyama