1860 proved to be one of the bleakest times for the Tokugawa Shogunate. Triggered by a reversal of isolationist policies which allowed the U.S. battleships to port in Japan; the country became divided between factions of samurai clansmen that support isolationist policies and those who embrace the changes made by Naosuke Ii, nicknamed the "Red Devil" (played by Koshiro Matsumoto). Each faction has their own different ideas for the future of Japan, but they all have one thing in common; each faction … more