The Great White Tiger Platoon (花の白虎隊) 70 years old

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.

Credits

The Great White Tiger Platoon Cast

Name	Character
Shintaro Katsu He was 22, 65 years old when he died
Raizō Ichikawa He was 22, 37 years old when he died

The Great White Tiger Platoon Crew

Name	Department
Fuji Yahiro as Screenplay. He was 50 (82) years old when He died	Writing