The whole story of the Shinsengumi

At the end of the Tokugawa shogunate, due to the pressure of the foreign powers, the power of the Tokugawa shogunate declined, and it never recovered. At this time, the "Shinsengumi" was organized by Serizawa Kamo, Kondo Isamu, Hijikata Toshizo, Shannan Keisuke, Okita Souji and others to jointly defend the shogunate's power. The ronin Yamazaki Hao (played by Ichikawa Raizo) was impressed by the personal charm of the Shinsengumi chief Isamu Kondo (played by Shiro Kenzaburo). Despite the strong opposition of his friends, he confidently recommended himself to the Shinsengumi and asked to join. Subsequently, Yamazaki quickly gained the trust of Kondo, Hijikata and others with his superior swordsmanship. Former director Serizawa Kamo was executed during the Shinsengumi's internal revolution. Yamazaki happened to see this, and he has been wary of the Shinsengumi ever since. In the "Ikedaya Incident", in order to protect his companions, Yamazaki had to raise his sword to fight against the protesters in Ikedaya. After the incident, he gave up his former partner and left with the Shinsengumi.