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Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 1
1981 3.5 (1 votes) 1h 30m
Genres
Action Drama TV Movie
Production Companies
Mifune Productions
Fuji Television Network

Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 1 (新吾十番勝負1)

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. 

Key Crew

Director: Kōsei Saitō

Screenplay: Yoshio Yoshida, Takahito Ishikawa

Top Cast

Toshirō Mifune
Toshirō Mifune

Tamon Umei

Tomoyuki Kunihiro

Shingo

Rino Katase
Rino Katase

Yoko Isono
Yoko Isono

Shun Ōide
Shun Ōide

Tomo'o Nagai
Tomo'o Nagai

Mizuho Suzuki
Mizuho Suzuki

Nana Okada
Nana Okada

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