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.
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Shingo's Ten Duels Cast
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Character |
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Hiroyuki Sanada
He was 29, now 63 years old
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as Aoi Shingo |
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Kei Sato
He was 61, 81 years old when he died
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as Inoue Kawachi-no-kami |
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Minoru Oki
He was 66, 85 years old when he died
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as Yagyu Tajima |
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Toru Nakamura
He was 24, now 58 years old
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as Musasabi no Genta |
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Tomisaburo Wakayama
He was 60, 62 years old when he died
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as Takeda Ishin |
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Takashi Yamaguchi
He was 17, now 51 years old
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as Tokugawa Yoshimune |
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Ken Ogata
He was 52, 71 years old when he died
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as The narrator |
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Sonny Chiba
He was 50, now 85 years old
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as Umei Tamon |
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Tappei Shimokawa
He was 61, 75 years old when he died
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Morio Kazama
He was 40, now 75 years old
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as Yagyu Shinzaburo |
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Kantarō Suga
He was 55, 59 years old when he died
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Yoshiko Sakuma
She was 50, now 85 years old
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as Lady Okoi |
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Yūko Asano
She was 29, now 63 years old
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as Okoma |
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Akira Nakao
He was 47, now 81 years old
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as Kuroda Tsunamasa |
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Taketoshi Naito
He was 63, 86 years old when he died
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Kimiko Ikegami
She was 30, now 65 years old
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as Okiku |
Shingo's Ten Duels Crew
