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{{Short description|Marvel Comics character}}
{{In-universe|date=August 2018}}
{{Use American English|date=December 2022}}
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{{Infobox comics character <!--Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics-->
| character_name = Shingen Yashida
| image          = 
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| real_name      = Shingen Yashida
| publisher      = [[Marvel Comics]]
| debut          = ''[[Wolverine (comic book)|Wolverine]]'' #1 (Sept. 1982)
| creators       = [[Chris Claremont]]<br>[[Frank Miller]]
| alliances      = Yashida Clan; Kuzuryū, [[Brotherhood of Mutants]]; [[Hand (comics)|the Hand]]; [[Advanced Idea Mechanics]]; [[yakuza]]
| aliases        = Lord Shingen<br>[[Silver Samurai]]
| powers         = Highly intelligent and resourceful<br>Peak human physical condition despite his advanced age<br>Master swordsman<br> Experienced martial artist and hand-to-hand combatant<br>Access to drugs, poisons, and weapons<br>Business and political experience<br>Vast criminal underworld connections<br>Expert in intimidation and coercion<br>Charisma and manipulation skills<br>Expert in physical and psychological warfare
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'''Lord Shingen Yashida''' (also '''Shingen Harada''') is a <!--Do not add "fictional" as it is tautological; supervillains (and characters in general) are by definition implied to be fictionalized to some extent.-->[[supervillain]] appearing in [[American comic book]]s published by [[Marvel Comics]]. The character is usually depicted as an adversary of [[Wolverine (character)|Wolverine]].

The character was played by [[Hiroyuki Sanada]] in the 2013 film ''[[The Wolverine (film)|The Wolverine]]''.

==Publication history==
Shingen first appeared in ''[[Wolverine (comic book)|Wolverine]]'' #1 (Sept. 1982) and was created by [[Chris Claremont]] and [[Frank Miller]].

==Fictional character biography==
Shingen was a ruthless, combat-hungry, and megalomaniacal crime lord who used his [[yakuza]] connections to become the leader of the Yashida clan, ruling over the syndicate with an iron fist. To settle a [[consumer debt|personal debt]] incurred during his rise to power, Shingen forced his daughter [[Mariko Yashida]] to marry [[yakuza]] boss Noboru Hideki against her will.<ref name="Wolverine #1">''Wolverine'' #1. Marvel Comics.</ref> [[Wolverine (character)|Wolverine]] found out Noboru beat Mariko nearly to death and confronted Noboru but relented from killing him upon Mariko's insistence. 

Shingen was briefly resurrected by Phaedra of the [[The Hand (comics)|Hand]] as part of a campaign of revenge against Wolverine.<ref>''Wolverine'' vol. 3 #61. Marvel Comics.</ref>

==Powers and abilities==
Lord Shingen had no superhuman abilities but was in peak physical condition despite his age, and he was one of the finest swordsmen and martial artists in all of Japan. Highly intelligent, he had extensive knowledge of human anatomy, pressure points, and great knowledge of poisons and assassination techniques. Shingen was highly skilled in the management of criminal organizations and very well connected in the international criminal underworld, particularly in areas of drug traffic.

==Other versions==
In the comic series ''[[Exiles (Marvel Comics)|Exiles]]'', a younger version of Shingen Yashida exists in the home reality of Mariko Yashida (aka Sunfire).<ref>''Exiles'' #7. Marvel Comics.</ref>

==In other media==
===Television===
* Shingen Yashida appears in ''[[Marvel Anime|Marvel Anime: Wolverine]]'', voiced by [[Hidekatsu Shibata]] in the Japanese version and by [[Fred Tatasciore]] in the English dub. This version is the leader of the Kuzuryū syndicate (a [[yakuza]] faction) and a notorious member of [[Advanced Idea Mechanics|A.I.M.]], serving as their weapons dealer. He arranges for his own daughter [[Mariko Yashida]] to be married against her will to Hideki Kurohagi of [[Madripoor]], with the series focusing on [[Wolverine (character)|Wolverine]] working to prevent the marriage and rescuing Mariko. He is also enemies with the Madripoor rebel leader Koh, who killed his son after he fell in love and started a family with one of Shingen's top assassins, whom he also killed when she turned on him. When Koh resurfaced years later to get his revenge on Shingen and Hideki, Shingen sadistically mocked his obsession with revenge and fatally wounded both him and his granddaughter [[Yukio (comics)|Yukio]]. By the end of the series, in a last-ditch attempt to stop Wolverine and consolidate his power, Shingen banishes Hideki, Mariko, and his own henchmen and dons a special armor made of [[Vibranium]] and [[steel]] to battle Wolverine, during which he is killed.

===Film===
[[File:Hiroyuki Sanada as Shingen Yashida in The Wolverine.png|thumb|Shingen Yashida (portrayed by [[Hiroyuki Sanada]]) in ''[[The Wolverine (film)|The Wolverine]]''.]]

Shingen Yashida appears in ''[[The Wolverine (film)|The Wolverine]]'', portrayed by [[Hiroyuki Sanada]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Hoare|first=James|title=THE WOLVERINE'S HIROYUKI SANADA ON SHINGEN AND SAMURAI|url=http://www.scifinow.co.uk/news/the-wolverines-hiroyuki-sanada-on-shingen-and-samurai-films/|work=Movies|date=July 12, 2013 |publisher=SciFiNow UK|access-date=July 12, 2013}}</ref> In addition to being the father of Mariko Yashida, this version is the son of billionaire [[Ogun (comics)|Ichirō Yashida]] and foster brother of Yukio. After the Yashidas' technology empire is left to Mariko despite Shingen's attempts to cover up his father's near-bankruptcy, Shingen began seeking vengeance, developing an obsession with humiliating and killing Ichirō, and ruthlessly betrays his family by conspiring with Japan's Minister of Justice Noburo Mori and the [[yakuza]] to kill Mariko for taking what he saw as his and gain his father's admiration. After he is poisoned by [[Viper (Madame Hydra)|Viper]], Shingen dons the Yashida Clan's [[Silver Samurai|traditional samurai armor]] and attacks and attempts to brutally kill Yukio, but is instead defeated and killed by [[Logan (film character)|Logan]].

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix4/harada_shingen.htm Shingen Yashida] at Marvel Appendix
* [http://marvel.wikia.com/Shingen_Harada_%28Shin%29_%28Earth-616%29 Silver Samurai II] at Marvel Wiki
* [http://www.comicvine.com/silver-samurai/4005-82249/ Silver Samurai II] at Comic Vine

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