
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.
Cast

Yuko Asano
Okoma

Sonny Chiba
Umei Tamon

Kimiko Ikegami
Okiku

Morio Kazama
Yagyu Shinzaburo
Chiaki Matsubara
Onui

Minoru Ōki
Yagyu Tajima

Taketoshi Naitō
Unknown

Toru Nakamura
Musasabi no Genta

Akira Nakao
Kuroda Tsunamasa

Yuuko Nitou
Unknown

Ken Ogata
The narrator

Yoshiko Sakuma
Lady Okoi

Hiroyuki Sanada
Aoi Shingo

Kei Satō
Inoue Kawachi-no-kami

Tappei Shimokawa
Unknown

Kantarō Suga
Unknown

Miyuki Sugiura
Princess Aya

Tomisaburō Wakayama
Takeda Ishin

Katsuhiko Watabiki
Kuze Yamato-no-kami

Takashi Yamaguchi
Tokugawa Yoshimune

Shun Ōide
Mazaki Shozaburo
Miki Morita
Princess Yuki
Crew
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