The 2004 Taiga drama Shinsengumi! which portrayed Isamu Kondo in the lead role and won a devoted fanbase. . As a “sequel”, so to speak, to the historical drama that ended with Kondo’s death, Mitani Koki presents an original portrayal of the outcome of the battle against the new government forces for Kondo’s ally Hijikata. Hijikata Toshizo is the “last samurai” who lived and died for the shogunate. However, Hijikata was not a man of the old regime who was left behind by his time, as is commonly believed, but a natural-born soldier who absorbed modern warfare methods using guns and artillery as his main weapons during the Boshin War, and was admired even by French soldiers. What was his dream on the land of Hakodate? Focusing on his final days, the film passionately and dynamically depicts Hijikata’s thoughts and feelings as he carried out his loyalty and loyalty to his country in this turbulent era.