The Great White Tiger Platoon (1954)
1h 31m
Running Time
August 25, 1954Release Date
The Great White Tiger Platoon (1954)
1h 31m
Running Time
August 25, 1954Release Date
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Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.

Raizō Ichikawa

Ryû Takeda

Takeshi Hanayagi

Takashi Mita

Shintarō Katsu

Yataro Kurokawa

Michiko Ai

Sachiko Mine

Takako Irie

Makoto Kobori

Shōsaku Sugiyama

Katsuhiko Tasaka
Director

Fuji Yahiro
Screenplay

Shima Yoshizane
Costume Design

Urato Watanabe
Original Music Composer

Yukimasa Makita
Director of Photography
Details.
Release DateAugust 25, 1954
Original Name花の白虎隊
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 31m
Last updated:
Wiki.
The Great White Tiger Platoon (花の白虎隊, Hana no Byakkotai) is a 1954 Japanese film directed by Katsuhiko Tasaka.
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