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Yuki YamadaNobuyuki SuzukiAoi NakamuraKanata HosodaShûhei UesugiKisetsu Fujiwara
Ratings per Episode
Votes per Episode
Song of the Samurai Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 8.5 | 8.8 | 9.0 |
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About
A live-action adaptation that translates this deep legacy to the screen. Set in Kyoto at the end of the Edo period, the story depicts the intense and passionate lives of the Shinsengumi - the iconic samurai force that defended Kyoto in the final years of Japan's shogunate - through spectacular action and a bold interpretation based on historical facts. The story follows street brawler Toshizo Hijikata (Yuki Yamada), who finds a new kind of family in Isami Kondo and Soji Okita. Hijikata and his comrades in the Shinsengumi forge a bond of loyalty - tested by betrayal, illness, and war - as they fight not only their enemies but their own ideals.
All Seasons
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Miniseries2026
8.675288h 26m
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | The Soul of Baragaki, Burning with Friends | 8.2 | 155 | 95 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | Farewell Youth, Meet the Demon | 8.4 | 133 | 95 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | Blood Between Brothers | 8.1 | 109 | 56 min | |
| ▶ | 4 | The Broken Code | 9.2 | 92 | 49 min | |
| ▶ | 5 | The Death Pillar | 9.2 | 93 | 50 min | |
| ▶ | 6 | Light and Shadow | 8.5 | 58 | 49 min | |
| ▶ | 7 | Path of Sacrifice | 8.8 | 53 | 57 min | |
| ▶ | 8 | Demons End, Rising Thunder | 9.0 | 59 | 55 min |
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Yuki Yamada Hijikata Toshizo
Nobuyuki Suzuki Kondo Isami
Aoi Nakamura Yamanami Keisuke
Kanata Hosoda Okita Soji
Shûhei Uesugi Nagakura Shinpachi
Kisetsu Fujiwara Saito Hajime
Shuntarô Yanagi Harada Sanosuke
Shûto Miyazaki Todo Heisuke
Hihio Iwanaga Inoue Genzaburo
Meru Nukumi Ichikawa Makoto
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