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Shingo's Ten Duels

1990

145 minutes

Drama

Overview

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.

Top Cast

Yuko Asano headshot

Yuko Asano

Okoma

Sonny Chiba headshot

Sonny Chiba

Umei Tamon

Kimiko Ikegami headshot

Kimiko Ikegami

Okiku

Morio Kazama headshot

Morio Kazama

Yagyu Shinzaburo

Chiaki Matsubara headshot

Chiaki Matsubara

Onui

Minoru Ōki headshot

Minoru Ōki

Yagyu Tajima

Taketoshi Naitō headshot

Taketoshi Naitō

Toru Nakamura headshot

Toru Nakamura

Musasabi no Genta

Akira Nakao headshot

Akira Nakao

Kuroda Tsunamasa

Yuuko Nitou headshot

Yuuko Nitou

Ken Ogata headshot

Ken Ogata

The narrator

Yoshiko Sakuma headshot

Yoshiko Sakuma

Lady Okoi

Hiroyuki Sanada headshot

Hiroyuki Sanada

Aoi Shingo

Kei Satō headshot

Kei Satō

Inoue Kawachi-no-kami

Tappei Shimokawa headshot

Tappei Shimokawa

Kantarō Suga headshot

Kantarō Suga

Miyuki Sugiura headshot

Miyuki Sugiura

Princess Aya

Tomisaburō Wakayama headshot

Tomisaburō Wakayama

Takeda Ishin

Katsuhiko Watabiki headshot

Katsuhiko Watabiki

Kuze Yamato-no-kami

Takashi Yamaguchi headshot

Takashi Yamaguchi

Tokugawa Yoshimune

Shun Ōide headshot

Shun Ōide

Mazaki Shozaburo

Miki Morita headshot

Miki Morita

Princess Yuki