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.
Okoma
Umei Tamon
Okiku
Yagyu Shinzaburo
Onui
Yagyu Tajima
Musasabi no Genta
Kuroda Tsunamasa
The narrator
Lady Okoi
Aoi Shingo
Inoue Kawachi-no-kami
Princess Aya
Takeda Ishin
Kuze Yamato-no-kami
Tokugawa Yoshimune
Mazaki Shozaburo
Princess Yuki