Kage no Gundan Bakumatsu Hen DVD Collection [Priced-down Reissue]

[Machine Translation] [In memoriam, Shinichi Chiba] This is the final volume of a masterpiece action period drama series representing the 1980s. While the characters and worldview of "Shadow Army IV" are retained, the 13 episodes, retitled "Shadow Army: Bakumatsu-hen," are truly a compilation of the series. The nemesis of the Shadow Army is Oguri Uenosuke, played by Natsuyagi Isao, who replaces Ii Naosuke, the great elder of the shogunate. The highlight of "Bakumatsu-hen" is that historical figures such as Serizawa Kamo, Takasugi Shinsaku, Okada Yizo, Katsura Kogoro, Sakamoto Ryoma, and Saigo Takamori also appear in the film one after another. --The death of Ii Naosuke set the period in motion even more drastically. However, the military government was being reformed by Oguri Uenosuke, the military magistrate, to restore the Tokugawa Shogunate, which was on the verge of collapse. Some risked their lives for the future of Japan, while others became martyrs to their destiny in defiance of the current of the world. The members of the corps were also forced to fight more horribly than ever before. What will become of the battle between Hattori Hanzo of Iga and Tateoka Michiyuki of Koga? The "Kage no Gundan" series is now proudly complete!

Special Feature / Bonus Track: trailer

[追悼・千葉真一] 1980年代を代表する傑作アクション時代劇シリーズの完結編。『影の軍団IV』の登場人物や世界観はそのままに、『影の軍団 幕末編』と改題された全13話は、まさにシリーズの集大成と呼ぶに相応しい仕上がりとなっている。大老・井伊直弼に代わって、影の軍団の宿敵となるのは、夏八木勲が演じる小栗上野介。さらに芹沢鴨、高杉晋作、岡田以蔵、桂小五郎、坂本龍馬、西郷隆盛といった歴史上の人物も次々と登場するのが『幕末編』の大きな見どころ。――井伊直弼の死によって、時代はさらに大きく動き出した。しかし、傾いた徳川幕府を立て直さんと、陸軍奉行の小栗上野介が軍政改革を進めていた。ある者は日本の未来のために命を懸け、またある者は、世の流れに抗う中で、運命に殉じていく。軍団員たちもまた、これまで以上に凄惨な戦いを強いられていくのだった。果たして、伊賀の服部半蔵と甲賀の楯岡道雪の勝負の行方は? 『影の軍団』シリーズ、ここに堂々完結!

映像特典: 新番組予告 (disc1)