Shinsengumi!

is a 2004 Taiga drama historical fiction television series produced by Japanese broadcaster NHK. It was a popular drama about the Shinsengumi, a Japanese special police force from the Bakumatsu period. Actors include Koji Yamamoto, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Joe Odagiri, and Shingo Katori of the pop idol group SMAP. It was written by Japanese director and playwright, Kōki Mitani. Staff Original: Kōki Mitani Music: Takayuki Hattori Titling: Tansetsu Ogino Narrator: Yasuo Kodera Historical research: Manabu Ōishi, Tatsuya Yamamura Architectural research: Sei Hirai Clothing research: Kiyoko Koizumi Production coordinator: Kōji Kikkawa Casting: Kazuhiko Itō Sword fight arranger : Kunishirō Hayashi Cast Shinsengumi Shingo Katori as Kondō Isami Kōji Yamamoto as Hijikata Toshizō Tatsuya Fujiwara as Okita Sōji Joe Odagiri as Saitō Hajime Nakamura Kantarō II as Tōdō Heisuke Tarō Yamamoto as Harada Sanosuke Masato Sakai as Yamanami Keisuke Tomomitsu Yamaguchi as Nagakura Shinpachi Takashi Kobayashi as Inoue Genzaburō Shoei as Shimada Kai Jun Hashimoto as Yamazaki Susumu Koji Ohkura as Kawai Kisaburo Norito Yashima as Takeda Kanryuusai