Shōgun (1980)
A nation of violence, Samurai warriors ... and forbidden love.
An English navigator becomes both a player and pawn in complex political games in feudal Japan.
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Cast & Crew
- Director
Pilot-Major John Blackthorne / Anjin-san Richard Chamberlain
Lord Yoshi Toranaga Toshirō Mifune
Lady Toda Buntaro - Mariko Yoko Shimada
Vasco Rodrigues John Rhys-Davies
Father Alvito Damien Thomas
Yabu Frankie Sakai
Omi Yūki Meguro
Fujiko Hiromi Senno
Season 1
1980
5 episodes
Season 1 of Shōgun premiered on September 15, 1980
John Blackthorne, an English ship pilot, whose vessel wrecked upon the Japanese coast in the early 17th century is forced to deal with the two most powerful men in Japan in these days. He is thrown in the midst of a war between Toranaga and Ishido, who struggle for the title of Shogun which will give ultimate power to the one who possesses it.
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Keywords
- japan
- asia
- samurai
- miniseries
- period drama
- sengoku period
- 17th century