Shingo's Ten Duels

Shingo's Ten Duels

145 mins | Drama | Jan. 1, 1990

The classic tale of the shogun's illegitimate son Aoi Shingo is told in three parts as he strives to become the greatest fencer in Japan, while his father Shogun Tokugawa Yoshimune seeks to reunite with his lost son. When the secrets of Shingo's birth are revealed to him, it sets off a series of events that bring him to cross swords with members of the shogun's inner circle in a series of duels that could change the destiny of Japan.

Shingo's Ten Duels

145 mins | Drama | Jan. 1, 1990

Shingo's Ten Duels
The classic tale of the shogun's illegitimate son Aoi Shingo is told in three parts as he strives to become the greatest fencer in Japan, while his father Shogun Tokugawa Yoshimune seeks to reunite with his lost son. When the secrets of Shingo's birth are revealed to him, it sets off a series of events that bring him to cross swords with members of the shogun's inner circle in a series of duels that could change the destiny of Japan.
Producers tv asahi
Original title Shingo juuban shoubu
Directors Godaiin Masaki, Hitoshi Oozu
Writers Masahiro Shimura, Matsutarō Kawaguchi, Norifumi Suzuki

Cast

Yuko Asano

as Okoma

Sonny Chiba

as Umei Tamon

Kimiko Ikegami

as Okiku

Morio Kazama

as Yagyu Shinzaburo

Minoru Oki

as Yagyu Tajima

Toru Nakamura

as Musasabi no Genta

Akira Nakao

as Kuroda Tsunamasa

Ken Ogata

as The narrator

Yoshiko Sakuma

as Lady Okoi

Hiroyuki Sanada

as Aoi Shingo

Kei Satō

as Inoue Kawachi-no-kami

Miyuki Sugiura

as Princess Aya

Tomisaburō Wakayama

as Takeda Ishin

Katsuhiko Watabiki

as Kuze Yamato-no-kami

Takashi Yamaguchi

as Tokugawa Yoshimune

Shun Ôide

as Mazaki Shozaburo

Miki Morita

as Princess Yuki