The Black Hood
is an outstanding personality who averted the battle for Edo in the Boshin War (1868/1869).
In this clip we see Oyu, the owner of an inn, who is emotionally connected to Sakahibara Genichiro - the Black Hood.
She hates war and wishes for peace.
Unfortunately, there is a clash between the enemy parties in her hostel, in which she loses her life.
Original title: 快傑黒頭巾 Kaiketsu Kuro Zukin - The hero with the black hood
English title: The Black Hood
Published: 1981, TV Production
Duration: 91 minutes
Staff
Director: Ota Akikazu
Script: Tanaka Risei and Toko Masatoshi
Cast
Wakayama Tomisaburo: Kurozukin, Sakakibara Genichiro, Tenmeido
Ninomiya Sayoku: Oyu
Takanori Nishikawa: Yataro Iwasaki
Kishida Shin: Aoe Shimotsugu
Kato Yoshi: Yamaga Shiko
Kusano Daigo: Matsukichi
Ishibashi Renji: Nagakawa no miya
Kaneko Kenzo: Oshima Hachiro
Kobayashi Akiji: Kondo Isami
Ishiyama Ritsuo: Hamuro Chojun
Kaneda Ryonosuke: Saigo Takamori
Nishimura Ko: Katsu Kaishu
The story is about an "eminent personality" (快傑, kaiketsu) with a black hood (黒頭巾, kuro zukin) in 1868, the first year of Boshin-War. The "Black Hood" independently enforces law and order against predatory criminals in nighttime Edo. However, this tale mainly describes the efforts of Sakakibara Genichiro to prevent a battle for Edo. Samurai of Satsuma and Choshu want to conquer the capital of the Shogunate to depose the Shogun and reinstate the Tenno as sole ruler.
There are numerous films and TV series on this topic (kaiketsu kurozukin), at least twenty according to Japanese Wikipedia. The TV series described here was broadcast in 1981.
The protagonist in the film, Wakayama Tomisaburo, plays three roles: 1. The mysterious "Black Hood", a "Zorro" from 1868 - 2. Sakakibara Genichiro, the real person behind it and who also negotiates with the warmongers - 3. Incidentally also the fortune teller (face reader) Tenmeido.