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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
The series is set in 1600, and follows three characters. John Blackthorne , a risk-taking English sailor who ends up shipwrecked in Japan , a land whose unfamiliar culture will ultimately redefine him; Lord Toranaga, a shrewd, powerful daimyo , at odds with his own dangerous, political rivals; and Lady Mariko, a woman with invaluable skills but ...
A Council of five rulers—who are governing Japan until their late lord’s heir comes of age—looks to impeach the powerful Yoshii Toranaga (played by Hiroyuki Sanada).
The series is set in 1600, and follows three characters. John Blackthorne , a risk-taking English sailor who ends up shipwrecked in Japan , a land whose unfamiliar culture will ultimately redefine him; Lord Toranaga, a shrewd, powerful daimyo , at odds with his own dangerous, political rivals; and Lady Mariko, a woman with invaluable skills but ...
The book was then adapted into a hit 1980s miniseries starring Richard Chamberlain, Toshiro Mifune and Yoko Shimada. While the story is fictional, many of the characters are based on real-life ...
The series is set in 1600, and follows three characters. John Blackthorne , a risk-taking English sailor who ends up shipwrecked in Japan , a land whose unfamiliar culture will ultimately redefine him; Lord Toranaga, a shrewd, powerful daimyo , at odds with his own dangerous, political rivals; and Lady Mariko, a woman with invaluable skills but ...
Toranaga’s looming showdown with the other lords on FX’s Shōgun led to a new alliance this week — but that alliance rotted quicker than a dead pheasant. We open to a flashback to Toranga ...
A fictional character based on Yodo-dono appears in James Clavell's Shōgun. This contrived protagonist is Lady Ochiba, who dislikes Toranaga (Tokugawa Ieyasu) because he presumably suspected her son was not fathered by the Taikō (Toyotomi Hideyoshi).