
Moeyo Ken
Other Title: Moeyo Ken, 燃えよ剣
Genres: drama
Country: Japan
Director: Masato Harada
Writer: Ryotaro Shiba (novel), Masato Harada
Release Date: October, 2021
Related Show: Based on novel “Moeyo Ken” by Ryotaro Shiba (published from 1962 to 1964 in weekly magazine Shukan Bunshun)
Cast:
- Junichi Okada as Toshizo Hijikata
- Kou Shibasaki as Oyuki
- Ryohei Suzuki as Isami Kondo
- Ryosuke Yamada as Soji Okita
- Hideaki Ito as Kamo Serizawa
- Taka Takao as Genzaburo Inoue
- Junpei Yasui as Keisuke Yamanami
- Ayumi Tanida as Shinpachi Nagakura
- Kouhei Matsushita as Hajime Saito
- Satoshi Kanada as Heisuke Todo
- Daisuke Muramoto as Susumu Yamazaki
Synopsis:
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.