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John Blackthorne, also known as Anjin (按針, lit. "Pilot", "Steuermann"), is the protagonist of James Clavell's 1975 novel Shōgun.The character is loosely based on the life of the 17th-century English navigator William Adams, who was the first Englishman to visit Japan.
[18] Tyler Johnson of TV Fanatic gave the episode a 4.5 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "Shogun entertained, of course. At times, it even leaned heavily on some very familiar tropes. At times, it even leaned heavily on some very familiar tropes.
Johnny Loftus of Decider wrote, "If there was silver lining to Nagakado's rash cannon attack, it was that the action would draw out Ishido's forces, away from the heavily fortified Osaka Castle and toward an entrenched Toranaga army, who would then be able to diminish their numbers. Now the Lord of the Kantō is at a greater disadvantage, one ...
Ishido agrees to spare Yabushige, who in exchange kills several guards and allows an army of shinobi to infiltrate the castle, but Blackthorne prevents them from kidnapping Mariko, fighting several off using his pistol. Despite this, there are too many shinobi, and amid the chaos, Blackthorne, Mariko, Yabushige, and Toranaga's consorts lock ...
The season 1 finale clears the path for Lord Toranaga to claim the title of shogun thanks to Mariko’s sacrifice, the real “crimson sky.” A flash-forward scene one month into the future shows ...
There’s an inexplicable moment in the latest episode of Shōgun that I simply can’t shake. It’s not one of the many historical or political plots—and this scene has nothing to do with some ...
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Shōgun (Japanese: SHOGUN 将軍, pronounced [ɕoːɡɯɴ] ⓘ) is an American historical drama television series created by Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks.It is based on the 1975 novel by James Clavell, which was previously adapted into a 1980 miniseries.