Movie·1990·2h 25m
Shingo's Ten Duels
Directed By
Hitoshi Ōzu
Country
Japan
Language
Japanese
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The Story
Original title: 新吾十番勝負
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.
Written By
Norifumi Suzuki, Seiko Shimura
Cinematography
Hideo Fujii
Music
Shunsuke Kikuchi
Editor
Yajima Toshiyuki
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
Cast
Yuko Asano
Okoma
Sonny Chiba
Umei Tamon
Kimiko Ikegami
Okiku
Morio Kazama
Yagyu Shinzaburo
Chiaki Matsubara
Onui
Minoru Ōki
Yagyu Tajima
Taketoshi Naitō
Toru Nakamura
Musasabi no Genta
Akira Nakao
Kuroda Tsunamasa
Yuuko Nitou
Ken Ogata
The narrator
Yoshiko Sakuma
Lady Okoi
Hiroyuki Sanada
Aoi Shingo
Kei Satō
Inoue Kawachi-no-kami
Tappei Shimokawa
Kantarō Suga
Miyuki Sugiura
Princess Aya
Tomisaburō Wakayama
Takeda Ishin
// crew
Crew
Hitoshi Ōzu
Director
Shunsuke Kikuchi
Original Music Composer
Hideo Fujii
Director of Photography
Yajima Toshiyuki
Editor
Norifumi Suzuki
Screenplay
Seiko Shimura
Screenplay
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