I watched the japanese Drama with Yamashita Tomohisa "Byakkotai" and wanted to know about the history of them more.
Thank you a lot for sharing this video and informations with us!
Japanese History is really interesting..I really admire how loyal they were and how modest and yet proud their minds where.They had so much self-discipline!
But it also gives me a very sad feeling if I think about their ends and how the leaders used that loyalty.I still dont understand the whole seppuku stuff!
I just finished the two part, 4 hour mini-series 'Byakkotai' that TV Asahi aired in 2oo7 and was wondering if it was an acurate re-telling of what happened to those soldiers in Aizu.
It's really heartbreaking to think that these soldiers, no, young boys who were literally my age died so tragically.
@peacefulworld7japan *jaw drops* that....that...that is amazing!! * just starting reading up on the boshin war and im confused to high heaven between the choshu and satsuma goups cuz its like they wanted the same things for japan idk i have to look into it more*
Fukushima Pref.) the descendants of Byakko-tai still keep and remain the grudge against Cho-shu(Yamaguchi Pref.)people for their brutality against Aizu.
Thanks for sharing this video. Very interesting story, I'd never heard of this before. War is horrible, they were brave boys. I feel really bad for the survivor, it must have been hard for him afterwards. Thanks again.
Thank you for the video and the history lesson. What a great example of strength in ones beliefs. What happened to the survivor? and why was he the only one not to suicide?
Sadakichi Iinuma, the survivor, stabbed himself in the throat and did not die...he was found by people and they tended to his wounds and saved his life. He did not discuss the mass suicide for many years but in the end his remains were placed near the graves of his friends. Thanks for watching.
I watched the japanese Drama with Yamashita Tomohisa "Byakkotai" and wanted to know about the history of them more.
Thank you a lot for sharing this video and informations with us!
Japanese History is really interesting..I really admire how loyal they were and how modest and yet proud their minds where.They had so much self-discipline!
But it also gives me a very sad feeling if I think about their ends and how the leaders used that loyalty.I still dont understand the whole seppuku stuff!
PinkuJessy 6 months ago
Wait was the Byakkotai part of the Tokugawa Shogunate, or the Imperial Army?
LucasLucemon 10 months ago
I just finished the two part, 4 hour mini-series 'Byakkotai' that TV Asahi aired in 2oo7 and was wondering if it was an acurate re-telling of what happened to those soldiers in Aizu.
It's really heartbreaking to think that these soldiers, no, young boys who were literally my age died so tragically.
tonieboo0013 2 years ago
Aizu ppl were discriminated after war .
some were sent northern parts on Japan.
nutchan0731 2 years ago
I am Japanese, and one of my ancestor was the member of Byakkotai who commited "Seppuku" on Iimori mountain飯盛山.
I annually visit Aizu to pay respect my ancester.
I wish Tokugawa won in Boshin war.
peacefulworld7japan 2 years ago 5
@peacefulworld7japan *jaw drops* that....that...that is amazing!! * just starting reading up on the boshin war and im confused to high heaven between the choshu and satsuma goups cuz its like they wanted the same things for japan idk i have to look into it more*
Tekirai 4 months ago
No disrespect ment, but can you NOT kill yourself by cutting your own throat? To me, thats seems impossible.
rasmus1166 2 years ago
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jellybellyratz 2 years ago
exactly! How do you surviwe that? thats what I ment...
rasmus1166 2 years ago
Why was Sadakichi Linuma allowed to live?
The story missed telling me that.
rasmus1166 3 years ago
Iinuma did try to kill himself by stabbing his neck but failed. He was rescued by passerbys who found him and the rest of the bodies.
secretarytocapt3 3 years ago
Well, People from Aizu(
Fukushima Pref.) the descendants of Byakko-tai still keep and remain the grudge against Cho-shu(Yamaguchi Pref.)people for their brutality against Aizu.
nuda0205 3 years ago
alguien sabe donde ay informacion sobre ellos
en castellano
y tmb sobre el shinsengumi
sandokino 4 years ago
Sad that the best ways of life from all over the world slowly died out in time. touching!
paulz1800 4 years ago 3
great!! I'm living on aizuwakamatsu
cors5014 5 years ago
i use to! and i miss it heka!
trupnai640 4 years ago
Thanks for sharing this video. Very interesting story, I'd never heard of this before. War is horrible, they were brave boys. I feel really bad for the survivor, it must have been hard for him afterwards. Thanks again.
roliboom 5 years ago
Thank you for the video and the history lesson. What a great example of strength in ones beliefs. What happened to the survivor? and why was he the only one not to suicide?
PO64336Whiskey 5 years ago
Sadakichi Iinuma, the survivor, stabbed himself in the throat and did not die...he was found by people and they tended to his wounds and saved his life. He did not discuss the mass suicide for many years but in the end his remains were placed near the graves of his friends. Thanks for watching.
secretarytocapt3 5 years ago
Seriously. I almost started crying. I'm really sensitive to these kinds of things ;_;
DorkyPPoi 5 years ago
That was a great piece of filming you did secretarytocapt3. History is our best teacher when it comes to remembering those of the past. Thank you.
"We cannot forget...who we are..." - Emperor Meiji from the Last Samurai.
GoreTorn16 5 years ago
Excellent job! thank you.
acidflower2 5 years ago
what a haunting piece of history...
cloud9membR 5 years ago
この曲気に入った。
doceans 5 years ago
Interesting. You learn something new every day. <3
TomiKoNoNara 5 years ago
The battle of Aizu was really horrible.
Not only Byakkotai, but also women and children and even elderlies formed units and fought against Satsuma and Choshu troops.
After the war, some of Aizu samurai and their families moved to California and became the earliest Japanese immigrants.
(Lord Matsudaira had an German adviser John Henry Schnell. He navigated them to the US)
doga5 5 years ago
Dear doga5, everything you said is 100% accurate we posted some info here: http://www.shinsengumihq.com/facts.htm thanks for posting a comment!
secretarytocapt3 5 years ago
I greatly appreciate your comment. Thanks for your time!
secretarytocapt3 5 years ago