Shinsengumi Keppūroku (新選組血風録) is a Japanese television jidaigeki or period drama, that was broadcast in 1965 and 1998.
[3] The arrival of Matthew Perry's Black Ships rudely awakens Japan from 300 years of isolation from the world.
Amidst this confusion, one group remains true to the old ways and risks their lives to preserve the traditional shogunate system.
Led by their charismatic captain, Kondo Isami, the Shinsengumi uphold the code of honor of the samurai.
In general, the passion and glory of these men who lived during these turbulent times in Japanese history are explored.