Career
He was the captain of the sixth unit of the Shinsengumi which were a special police force for the Tokugawa regime. However, it is a misconception that he lived at the Shieikan. Inoue Genzaburō was related to Okita Rintarō (Okita Sōji"s brother-in-law).
He was a serious person with a high ability.
Inoue died during the Battle of Toba-Fushimi (the first battle of the Boshin War) in January 1868. Inoue is featured in Kaze Hikaru (manga), Getsumei Seiki (manga), and Studio Deen"s Hakuouki: Shinsengumi Kitan (anime).
He is also depicted in the 1999 film Gohatto and Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai"s drama series Shinsengumi!.