6.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Drama • 1990 • 145 min
Shingo's Ten Duels (1990)
Shingo's Ten Duels (1990)
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Yûko Asano • Shin'ichi Chiba • Kimiko Ikegami
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Viewer Rating
6.6
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Yûko Asano • Shin'ichi Chiba • Kimiko Ikegami
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
Political: Center
Confidence: High
The film's central subject matter of individual combat, honor, and skill is inherently apolitical, focusing on personal virtues and challenges rather than promoting a specific progressive or conservative ideology.
Diversity: Low
Confidence: Medium
Based on the absence of specific details regarding casting and narrative, the film is assessed as not exhibiting explicit diversity, equity, and inclusion characteristics. This evaluation assumes traditional casting without intentional race or gender swaps, and a narrative that does not critically portray traditional identities.
Secondary
LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High
No identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes were present in the film. Therefore, an evaluation of its portrayal of LGBTQ+ elements is not applicable.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: High
The film "Shingo's Ten Duels" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Consequently, there is no portrayal to evaluate, resulting in a 'N/A' rating for its net impact on transsexual representation.
Female Combat: N/R
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High
Based on available information, "Shingo's Ten Duels" (1990) is an adaptation of a novel series featuring the male protagonist Shingo Matsudaira. There is no indication that any established character from the source material or prior adaptations had their gender changed in this film.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: High
There is no widely available information or historical record suggesting that "Shingo's Ten Duels" (1990), a Japanese film, features any character whose race was canonically or historically established as one race but was portrayed as a different race in the film.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.6
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