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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. Part 1 sets up the story and introduces the characters. 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. Read moreLess
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. Part 1 sets up the story and introduces the characters. 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.
The story
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. Part 1 sets up the story and introduces the characters. 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.
Cast & crew
Toshirō MifuneTamon Umei
Rino KataseBenten Kozo
Yoko IsonoO-Naga
Shun ŌideYoshimune Tokugawa
Tomo'o NagaiTsushima-no-kami Ando
Mizuho SuzukiKawachi-no-kami Inoue
Nana OkadaO-Nui
Noboru MitaniCast
Nobuko OtowaNarratorExplore the crew
- Director
- Kōsei Saitō
- Screenplay
- Takahito Ishikawa
- Screenplay
- Yoshio Yoshida