A live-action adaptation that translates this deep legacy to the screen. Set in Kyoto at the end of the Edo period, the story depicts the intense and passionate lives of the Shinsengumi - the iconic samurai force that defended Kyoto in the final years of Japan's shogunate - through spectacular action and a bold interpretation based on historical facts. The story follows street brawler Toshizo Hijikata (Yuki Yamada), who finds a new kind of family in Isami Kondo and Soji Okita. Hijikata and his comrades in the Shinsengumi forge a bond of loyalty - tested by betrayal, illness, and war - as they fight not only their enemies but their own ideals.
TV series
Song of the Samurai - Chapter: Youthful Days in Edo
9.2/ 10· 2420261 season · 2 episodes
Seasons and episodes
1 season · 2 episodes
S1 E1Awakening Spirits, Rising Swords
Mar 26, 202697 min
A former samurai in Meiji Japan recounts a legendary rise. In the heart of Edo, young Hijikata finds the brotherhood and destiny that will define him.
S1 E2Farewell Youth, Meet the Demon
Mar 27, 202695 min
In Kyoto, Hijikata confronts the ruthless Serizawa. Betrayal, loss, and the return of a friend-turned-assassin force him into a brutal new reality.
Starring
Yuki Yamada
Toshizo Hijikata
Nobuyuki Suzuki
Isamu Kondo
Aoi Nakamura
Keisuke Yamanami
Kanata Hosoda
Souji Okita
Shuhei Uesugi
Shinpachi Nagakura
Kisetsu Fujiwara
Hajime Saitou
Yosuke Sugino
Eisaburou Abiru
Shuntaro Yanagi
Sanosuke Harada
Shuto Miyazaki
Heisuke Toudou
Ryôji Nakamura
Genzaburou Inoue
Go Ayano
Kamo Serizawa
Frequently asked questions
- Where can I watch Song of the Samurai - Chapter: Youthful Days in Edo?
- Song of the Samurai - Chapter: Youthful Days in Edo is streaming on HBO Max, YouTube TV. Availability is refreshed weekly.
- How many seasons of Song of the Samurai - Chapter: Youthful Days in Edo are there?
- Song of the Samurai - Chapter: Youthful Days in Edo has 1 season and 2 episodes. Status: Ended.
- Will there be a new season of Song of the Samurai - Chapter: Youthful Days in Edo?
- Song of the Samurai - Chapter: Youthful Days in Edo has ended; no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on March 27, 2026.
- Who stars in Song of the Samurai - Chapter: Youthful Days in Edo?
- Song of the Samurai - Chapter: Youthful Days in Edo stars Yuki Yamada, Nobuyuki Suzuki, Aoi Nakamura, Kanata Hosoda, Shuhei Uesugi.
