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Shōgun follows "the collision of two ambitious men from different worlds, John Blackthorne, a risk-taking English sailor who ends up shipwrecked in Japan, a land whose unfamiliar culture will ultimately redefine him and Lord Toranaga, a shrewd, powerful daimyo, at odds with his own dangerous political rivals.
In 1598, at the age of 34, Adams led an expedition that hoped to reach the East Indies (now Indonesia) by sailing through the Strait of Magellan in Chile. ... while Lord Yoshi Toranaga stands in ...
"Anjin" (Japanese: 按針) is the series premiere of the American historical drama television series Shōgun, based on the novel by James Clavell. The episode was written by series developers Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks, and directed by co-executive producer Jonathan van Tulleken.
Shōgun is a 1975 historical novel by author James Clavell that chronicles the end of Japan’s Azuchi-Momoyama period (1568-1600) and the dawn of the Edo period (1603-1868). ). Loosely based on actual events and figures, Shōgun narrates how European interests and internal conflicts within Japan brought about the Shogunate restorat
In the episode, Toranaga meets his estranged half-brother to discuss terms of merging their two armies to invade Osaka as part of Crimson Sky. According to Nielsen Media Research , the episode was seen by an estimated 0.540 million household viewers and gained a 0.09 ratings share among adults aged 18–49.
In episode 6, Shōgun alleges that Toranaga may have concocted the scheme himself. Audiences are left wondering whether or not to trust Lady Ochiba’s accusations, but it’s another wrinkle that ...
In the episode, Toranaga, Blackthorne and Mariko return to Osaka to meet with Ishido. According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 0.538 million household viewers and gained a 0.09 ratings share among adults aged 18–49. The episode was praised by critics for Anna Sawai's performance, tone, writing and ending.
The actor-producer was keenly aware of telling the story through a Japanese lens, unlike the 1980s miniseries. It's a good start, he says, toward introducing his culture to the world.