A Naive History of the Bakumatsu Era (1991)
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.
Cast
- Ken Watanabe - Ryoma Sakamoto
- Riho Makise - Soji Okita
- Tetta Sugimoto - Toshizo Hijikata
- Masatô Ibu - Isamu Kondo
- Naomi Zaizen - Miyuki
- Akira Emoto - Kogoro Katsura
- Takaaki Enoki - Katamori Matsudaira
- Masahiko Tsugawa - Tomomi Iwakura
- Kenjirou Ishimaru - Toshimichi Okubo
- Kinzō Sakura - Saigo Takamori
Screenplay
- Mitsuyuki Yakushiji
- Kôhei Tsuka (Novel)
Keywords
historical fiction, jidaigeki, shinsengumi, bakumatsu
Frequently Asked Questions
- 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.
- Who directed A Naive History of the Bakumatsu Era?
- A Naive History of the Bakumatsu Era was directed by Mitsuyuki Yakushiji.
- Who stars in A Naive History of the Bakumatsu Era?
- A Naive History of the Bakumatsu Era stars Ken Watanabe, Riho Makise, Tetta Sugimoto, Masatô Ibu, Naomi Zaizen, Akira Emoto.
- How long is A Naive History of the Bakumatsu Era?
- A Naive History of the Bakumatsu Era has a runtime of 1h 42m (102 minutes).
- What genre is A Naive History of the Bakumatsu Era?
- A Naive History of the Bakumatsu Era is a Drama, Comedy film.
- Where was A Naive History of the Bakumatsu Era produced?
- A Naive History of the Bakumatsu Era was produced in Japan.