New Interpretation of the End of Edo Period

New Interpretation of the End of Edo Period

2025 · ★ 5.0 · Comedy

The end of the Tokugawa shogunate, a turbulent era that shook Japan. Were the men who created the new era really heroes?

Directed by Yuichi Fukuda · Written by Yuichi Fukuda

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