
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.

as Okoma

as Umei Tamon

as Okiku

as Yagyu Shinzaburo

as Onui

as Yagyu Tajima


as Musasabi no Genta

as Kuroda Tsunamasa


as The narrator

as Lady Okoi

as Aoi Shingo

as Inoue Kawachi-no-kami



as Princess Aya

as Takeda Ishin

as Kuze Yamato-no-kami

as Tokugawa Yoshimune

as Mazaki Shozaburo

as Princess Yuki