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Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 1 (1981)
Directed by Kôsei Saitô
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.
Length 90 minutes
Actors
Toshirō Mifune | Tomoyuki Kunihiro | Rino Katase | Yoko Isono | Shun Ôide | Tomo'o Nagai | Mizuho Suzuki | Nana Okada