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Hace ciento cuarenta años en Kioto, con la llegada de los "Barcos Negros" estadounidenses, surgió un guerrero que, derribando hombres con su espada ensangrentada, se ganó el nombre de Hitokiri, ¡asesino! Su espada asesina ayudó a cerrar la turbulenta era de Bakumatsu y abrió la era progresiva conocida como Meiji. Luego desapareció y, con el correr de los años, se convirtió en leyenda.

Saigo Takamori, the hero of the Meiji Restoration, was born to a poor, low-ranking samurai family in the Satsuma domain (present day Kagoshima Prefecture). His simple honesty caught the attention of its charismatic feudal lord of Satsuma, Shimazu Nariakira. Nariakira’s assertion that the love of people is what will enrich and strengthen the nation captivated Saigo who took on Nariakira’s secret mission and eventually became a key person for Satsuma. Not a portrait of him survives today and much of his life is a mystery. He is a man who was twice exiled and thrice married. He overthrew the Tokugawa Shogunate with exceptional bravery and action. Although he accomplished the restoration, he lost his life in a fight with the new Meiji government.

Hace 140 años en el caos del Bakumatsu hubo un imperialista en Kyoto apodado "Battousai el Destajador". Asesinó personas en matanzas y abrió el camino a la nueva era Meiji. Era el más fuerte Battousai, sin embargo él desapareció misteriosamente cuando el caos llegó a un final. Aunque se desconoce su paradero. Battousai el Destajador se convirtió en una leyenda.

The 47th NHK Taiga Drama is a life story of Princess Atsu, who was born in Kagoshima Prefecture, then called Satsuma, and became the wife of Tokugawa Iesada, the 13th shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate. She accedes to the highest rank in Ooku, the inner palace of the Edo castle where women related to the reigning shogun resided. Iesada dies soon after their marriage and Atsuhime assumes the name Tenshoin at the age of 23. She exerts herself for the Tokugawa clan and for the nation during the upheaval in the Meiji Restoration, headed by those from Satsuma.

Fumi becomes Genzui Kusaka’s wife. During the turbulent times of the closing days for the Tokugawa shogunate, she lives positively and tries to keep up Shoin Yoshida's will. Shoin Yoshida is her older brother and intellectual.

Yae no Sakura is a 2013 Japanese television series. It is the 52nd NHK taiga drama. The story focuses on Niijima Yae, who is portrayed by Haruka Ayase.

The Story is about three daughters of a "Hatamoto" during the end of the Edo period and the Meiji Restoration.

Ryōmaden is the 49th NHK Taiga drama. It was shown on NHK from January 3 to November 28, 2010 spanning 48 episodes. The story centers on the life of 19th-century Japanese historical figures Iwasaki Yatarō and Sakamoto Ryōma. It has been announced that the series will be aired in several other countries, for example Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand.

El anime tiene lugar en el Japón de 1868, justo durante la época de Bakumatsu (??, 1853-1867), el fin de la era de los Shogun (Tokugawa) y precursor de la Restauración Meiji. La historia se centra en la figura de Akizuki Yôjirô, un rônin que es el legendario Asesino Eterno o Eien no Shikaku (?????) y su búsqueda por la Cabeza del Conquistador, Hasha no Kubi (????), un objeto que solo aparece durante épocas de revolución y de caos. Akizuki es el portador de una espada igualmente legendaria, el Getsuruit? (???) o el Filo de una Lágrima de Luna.

It depicts how the winner, the Satsuma Clan, and the loser, the Aizu Clan, survive through the Edo period and the Meiji Restoration in their respective ways of life.