Wednesday, January 04, 2006

新選組

(pronounced as shinsengumi)

a special "police-force" of the late shogunate period.
(shall not drill in details)

Their "organisation" Structure

Commander: Kondou Isami , a practitioner of the Tennen Rishin Ryū
Vice Commanders: Hijikata Toshizo, Yamanami Keisuke
Military Advisor: Itou Kashitarou

Troop Captains:

Troop 1: Okita Souji
Troop 2: Nagakura Shinpachi
Troop 3: Saitou Hajime
Troop 4: Matsubara Chūji
Troop 5: Takeda Kanryusai
Troop 6: Inoue Genzaburou
Troop 7: Tani Sanjurou
Troop 8: Toudou Heisuke
Troop 9: Suzuki Mikisaburo
Troop 10: Harada Sanosuke

Spies: Shimada Kai, Yamazaki Susumu

In 2004, NHK(Japanese television broadcaster) began a made year-long television drama series following the history of the Shinsengumi,
called 新選組!

Actors involves:
香取 慎吾(SMAP) aka 慎吾ママ ------ Kondou Isami
山本 耕史 ---------------------------------- Hijikata Toshizo
堺 雅人 ------------------------------------ Yamanami Keisuke
谷原 章介 ---------------------------------- Itou Kashitarou
藤原 龍也 ---------------------------------- Okita Souji
山口智充 ----------------------------------- Nagakura Shinpachi
小田切 讓 ---------------------------------- Saitō Hajime
小林 隆 ------------------------------------- Inoue Genzaburou
中村勘太郎 --------------------------------- Toudou Heisuke
山本太郎 ----------------------------------- Harada Sanosuke

The rest.. not much to be mention


information taken from wikipedia and 日本偶像劇場