Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 1 (1981)
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.
Director:
Kōsei Saitō
Writers:
Yoshio Yoshida, Takahito Ishikawa.
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Toshirō Mifune as Tamon Umei |
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Tomoyuki Kunihiro as Shingo |
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Rino Katase as Benten Kozo |
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Yoko Isono as O-Naga |
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Shun Ōide as Yoshimune Tokugawa |
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Tomo'o Nagai as Tsushima-no-kami Ando |
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Mizuho Suzuki as Kawachi-no-kami Inoue |
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Nana Okada as O-Nui |
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Noboru Mitani as |
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Nobuko Otowa as Narrator |
| Directing | Kōsei Saitō | Director |
| Writing | Yoshio Yoshida | Screenplay |
| Writing | Takahito Ishikawa | Screenplay |
| Writing | Matsutarō Kawaguchi | Original Story |
