A Naive History of the Bakumatsu Era (1991)
Original title: 幕末純情伝
A Naive History of the Bakumatsu Era is a 1991 Japanese-language drama movie directed by Mitsuyuki Yakushiji, with a running time of 1h 42m. It stars Ken Watanabe, Riho Makise and Tetta Sugimoto.
In the last days of the Tokugawa shogunate, there was a cute warrior, Souji Okita, who belonged to the armed police of the shogunate in Kyoto. Very few knew that Souji was not a boy, but a woman. Souji loved the vice-leader of the armed police, Toshizou Hijikata. Souji suffered from pulmonary tuberculosis and coughed up blood during a battle. Toshizou helped her but said that he did not care for the girl with a smell of blood. Souji had a real talent for swordsmanship and no one but Ryouma Sakamoto could compete with her. Ryouma was a liberal intellectual and tried to carry out a revolution without blood. However, the bloody Meiji Restoration broke out and Souji killed Ryouma who lost his dream. Because a friendship had sprung up between Toshizou and Ryouma, Toshizou got angry and slashed at Souji with a sword. Unwillingly, she unsheathed her sword and thought that she might get love if she was killed by the man she loved.
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What is A Naive History of the Bakumatsu Era about?
In the last days of the Tokugawa shogunate, there was a cute warrior, Souji Okita, who belonged to the armed police of the shogunate in Kyoto. Very few knew that Souji was not a boy, but a woman. Souji loved the vice-leader of the armed police, Toshizou Hijikata. Souji suffered from pulmonary tuberculosis and coughed up blood during a battle. Toshizou helped her but said that he did not care for the girl with a smell of blood. Souji had a real talent for swordsmanship and no one but Ryouma Sakamoto could compete with her. Ryouma was a liberal intellectual and tried to carry out a revolution without blood. However, the bloody Meiji Restoration broke out and Souji killed Ryouma who lost his dream. Because a friendship had sprung up between Toshizou and Ryouma, Toshizou got angry and slashed at Souji with a sword. Unwillingly, she unsheathed her sword and thought that she might get love if she was killed by the man she loved.
When was A Naive History of the Bakumatsu Era released?
A Naive History of the Bakumatsu Era was released on 6 July 1991.
How long is A Naive History of the Bakumatsu Era?
A Naive History of the Bakumatsu Era runs 1h 42m.
Who made A Naive History of the Bakumatsu Era?
A Naive History of the Bakumatsu Era was directed by Mitsuyuki Yakushiji.
Cast
- Ken Watanabe as Ryoma Sakamoto
- Riho Makise as Soji Okita
- Tetta Sugimoto as Toshizo Hijikata
- Masatô Ibu as Isamu Kondo
- Naomi Zaizen as Miyuki
- Akira Emoto as Kogoro Katsura
- Takaaki Enoki as Katamori Matsudaira
- Masahiko Tsugawa as Tomomi Iwakura
- Kenjirou Ishimaru as Toshimichi Okubo
- Kinzō Sakura as Saigo Takamori
- Yoneko Matsukane as Otose
- Kazuya Kimura as Izo Okada
