You can't have a revolution without muscle, and nobody during the Bakumatsu had more muscle than Saigo Takamori. See how the big brother of the Meiji restoration helped take down the Shogunate!
When Nariakira became lord of Satsuma, 
he had Saigo join his entourage.
Cuando Nariakira se volvió el señor
de Satsuma, unió a Saigo a su séquito.
Quando Nariakira se tornou o senhor de
Satsuma, ele incluiu Saigo em sua comitiva.