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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 dishonorable family ties, who must prove her value and ...
Worried about their safety, Toranaga decides to leave Osaka with Blackthorne and his wife Kiri, planning to move to the more secure Ajiro. After passing Ishido's suspicions, Toranaga secretly switches places with Kiri's litter, which is witnessed by Blackthorne and Mariko. When Ishido's men insist on checking the litter, Blackthorne provokes an ...
Sean T. Collins of The New York Times wrote, "Clearly, Shogun is building steam as our knowledge of both the characters and the stakes deepen. The more you see of it, the more you want to know how it ends." [9] Josh Rosenberg of Esquire wrote, ""War will be declared on my clan," Toranaga tells his men. "I desire no land. I want no honors.
What does "hatamoto" mean? "Hatamoto" is a real historical term which translates from Japanese to English as "guardian of the flag," working as a bannerman or upper vassal to a samurai lord.
The shogun presented Adams with two swords representing the authority of a samurai, and decreed that William Adams the pilot was dead and that Miura Anjin, a samurai, was born in his place.
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"Servants of Two Masters" (Japanese: 二人の主君に仕えて, Hepburn: Futari no Shukun ni Tsukaete) is the second episode of the American historical drama television series Shōgun, based on the novel by James Clavell.
"A Dream of a Dream" (Japanese: 夢の中の夢, Hepburn: Yume no Naka no Yume) is the tenth and final episode of the first season of the American historical drama television series Shōgun, based on the novel by James Clavell. The episode was written by Maegan Houang and Emily Yoshida, and directed by Frederick E. O. Toye.