ASIAN DRAMA / Japan
Song of the Samurai - Chapter: Fateful Showdown in Kyoto (2026)
ちるらん 新撰組鎮魂歌 ～京都決戦篇～
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Kyoto in the late Edo period. Amidst the intrigue and betrayal swirling within the Mibu Roshigumi, Hijikata Toshizo resolves to become a "demon," caught between friendship and duty. The internal conflict with the tyrant Serizawa Kamo escalates into a life-or-death struggle for his comrades, eventually leading to the final battle in Shimabara. And with that, the age of the sword comes to an end…
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Yuki YamadaToshizo Hijikata
Nobuyuki SuzukiIsamu Kondo
Kanata HosodaSouji Okita
Aoi NakamuraKeisuke Yamanami
Shuhei UesugiShinpachi Nakagura
Kisetsu FujiwaraHajime SaitouBEHIND THE CAMERA
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Kensuke SonomuraAction DirectorYoshiaki DewaOriginal Music ComposerYosuke OkudaVisual EffectsKazutaka WatanabeDirectorYosuke OkudaDirectorAkira MoriiProducerKazuya ShimomuraProducerMamoru InoueProducer
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Miniseries2026 · 6 episodesExplore season and episodes ↗View all seasons ↗THE STORY CONTINUES
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S1 E6
Demon's End, Rising Thunder
Okita defeats Serizawa in a final showdown. As the age of swords ends, a new power, Shinsaku Takasugi, emerges before H…
S1 E5
Path of Sacrifice
The unit charges headlong into the fray. As comrades fall to clear the path, a wounded Hijikata entrusts their future t…
S1 E4
Light and Shadow
As Serizawa's violence spirals, Hijikata confronts the man he calls his shadow. They agree to settle everything in one …
S1 E3
The Death Pillar
Outnumbered 150 to 10, Yamanami devises a desperate plan. Harada makes a suicidal last stand, buying time for his broth…
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