About
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.
Director
Writers
Music
Studio
TV Asahi, Toei Studios Kyoto
Original Title
新吾十番勝負
Original Language
Japanese
Keywords
Cast
Full credits →Y
Yuko Asano
Okoma
S
Sonny Chiba
Umei Tamon
K
Kimiko Ikegami
Okiku
M
Morio Kazama
Yagyu Shinzaburo
C
Chiaki Matsubara
Onui
M
Minoru Ōki
Yagyu Tajima
T
Taketoshi Naitō
T
Toru Nakamura
Musasabi no Genta
A
Akira Nakao
Kuroda Tsunamasa
Y
Yuuko Nitou
K
Ken Ogata
The narrator
Y
Yoshiko Sakuma
Lady Okoi
H
Hiroyuki Sanada
Aoi Shingo
K
Kei Satō
Inoue Kawachi-no-kami
T
Tappei Shimokawa
K
Kantarō Suga
M
Miyuki Sugiura
Princess Aya
T
Tomisaburō Wakayama
Takeda Ishin
K
Katsuhiko Watabiki
Kuze Yamato-no-kami
T
Takashi Yamaguchi
Tokugawa Yoshimune