The White Tiger Battalion [1169809] Released: 1986-08-25 Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 Profit: $0 Runtime: 284 mins Popularity: 0.4565 Vote Average: 0 Vote Count: 0 Overview: The Byakkotai was part of Aizu’s four-unit military, set up in the domain’s drive to finalize its military modernization, in the wake of the Battle of Toba-Fushimi. The other three units were Genbutai, Seiryūtai, and Suzakutai. Each of the four was named after the protecting gods of compass directions. Byakkotai was meant to be a reserve unit, as it was composed of the young teenage 16 to 17 year old sons of Aizu samurai in a group of around 350, who fought in the Boshin War (1868–1869). Cast [6] Morio Kazama Hisaya Morishige Hashinosuke Nakamura Kei Satō Kōtarō Satomi Tetsuro Tamba Trailers