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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

The final part takes Shingo into a confrontation with his friend Yagyu Katsunoshin’s uncle in a duel that could change the destiny of Japan.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Tomoyuki Kunihiro
Shingo Aoi

Rino Katase
Benten Kozo

Shun Ōide
Yoshimune Tokugawa

Nobuko Otowa
Narrator

Kōji Wada
Juzo Yagura

Takanobu Hozumi
Katsumi Munakata
Muneharu Tokugawa

Nana Okada
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Kōsei Saitō directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.
Trivia
Part of
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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Production companies
Mifune Productions
JP

Fuji Television Network
JP
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Release history · US
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