The Shogunate Rebel

Oguri Tadamasa, a visionary Tokugawa official, fights to modernize Japan and preserve the shogunate’s independence through an alliance with France. As revolution and civil war erupt, he clashes with rivals while defending his ideals to the end. After the peaceful surrender of Edo Castle, he is dismissed, arrested, and executed by the new Meiji government—leaving behind ideas that would help shape modern Japan.