Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 1(1981)

Name: Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 1
Director: Kōsei Saitō
Released: 1981-05-15
Rating: 3.5
Cast: Toshirō Mifune, Tomoyuki Kunihiro, Rino Katase, Yoko Isono, Shun Ōide

05/15/1981 (US)Action, Drama, TV Movie1h 30m

3.5

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. 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.

Kōsei Saitō

Director

Yoshio Yoshida

Screenplay

Takahito Ishikawa

Screenplay

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Toshirō Mifune

Tamon Umei

Tomoyuki Kunihiro

Shingo

Rino Katase

Yoko Isono

Shun Ōide

Tomo'o Nagai

Mizuho Suzuki

Nana Okada

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Part of the Ten Duels of Young Shingo Trilogy

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.