Samurai Drama

HBO Max has acquired the live-action series Song of the Samurai, adapted from the manga Chiruran: Shinsengumi Requiem. The jidaigeki drama, set in late-Edo period Kyoto, follows the Shinsengumi samurai corps and premieres on the platform on May 9. Produced by TBS, U-Next and The Seven, it features Yamada Yuki as Hijikata Toshizo.