Byakkotai - Yaburezaru Mono Tachi Blu-ray Box

[Machine Translation] A story of life that transcends time - A New Year's wide historical drama that was broadcast for 7 hours on January 2, 2013 on TV Tokyo. --Aizu at the end of the Edo period. Saigo Yoritomo, a retainer of the Aizu domain, lived a simple but friendly life with his wife Chieko, his siblings, and their children, and while serving as a retainer, he also devoted himself to the training of young boys as an instructor of the domain school "Nisshinkan". In 1862, Aizu feudal lord Matsudaira Yoho was appointed to the post of Kyoto governor. At the time, the prestige of the Edo shogunate was in decline, and Kyoto was attracting radical Ronin (ronin) who were opposed to the Emperor's expulsion of foreigners, leading to a deterioration in public order. The Shogunate attempted to wipe out the rebellious ronin with the Aizu clan's superior bravery. Yoritomo, who was aware of the Aizu domain's dire financial situation, firmly insisted that the Aizu domain give up its position as Kyoto governor. However, the righteous Yoritomo refused to listen to her and left for Kyoto, despite his poor health. The Shinsengumi were placed under the control of the Kyoto Shogunate, and the strict control over the expulsion of the barbarians meant that they incurred the fierce hatred of the Satsuma and Choshu clans. The Aizu Clan was inevitably swallowed up by the swell of the times...

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時代(とき)を越え、伝えたい命の物語―2013年1月2日にテレビ東京にて一挙7時間放送された新春ワイド時代劇。 ――幕末の会津。会津藩家老・西郷頼母は、妻・千重子や自身の親兄弟・子供たちと質素ながらも仲睦まじく暮らし、家老職の一方で藩校「日新館」の指導者として少年たちの鍛錬に尽力していた。文久2年 (1862年)、会津藩主・松平容保が京都守護職に任ぜられる。当時、江戸幕府の威信は低下し、京都には尊王攘夷派の過激浪人らが集い、治安は悪化。そんな中で、幕府は会津藩の優れた武勇で不逞浪人を一掃しようとしたのだった。会津藩の切迫した財政を知る頼母は、京都守護職を返上するよう強固に主張する。しかし、義に厚い容保は聞き入れず、病弱の身をおして京へ向かった。京都守護職は新選組を配下に置き、攘夷派を厳しく取り締まったが、それは薩摩や長州の激しい憎しみをかうことを意味していた。会津藩は否応なく、時代のうねりに飲み込まれてゆく・・・。