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Set in the 19th century, "Moeyo Ken" follows the life of Toshizo Hijikata. He was the vice-commander of the Shinsengumi and fought against the Meiji Restoration.
Top billed cast
Junichi OkadaToshizo Hijikata
Ko ShibasakiOyuki
Ryohei SuzukiIsami Kondo
Ryosuke YamadaSoji Okita
Ukon OnoeKatamori Matsudaira
Yuki YamadaYoshinobu Tokugawa
Taka TakaoGenzaburo Inoue
Minosuke BandoEmperor Komei
Junpei YasuiKeisuke Yamanami
Ayumi TanidaShinpachi Nagakura
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