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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.
Sugiyama refuses to confirm Ito and tries to flee Osaka with his family but Ishido and his men slaughter them. Hiromatsu reaches Ajiro and informs Toranaga of the situation in Osaka. Toranaga's war council wants to use his secret Crimson Sky plan, involving a quick, decisive attack on Osaka Castle, to defeat Ishido.
Ishido learns from the Catholic regents Kiyama and Ohno that they will support Toranaga's impeachment if Blackthorne is killed, but he believes that the sailor can be useful for their plans. Yabushige, eager to play both sides, arranges for Blackthorne's prison escort to be ambushed by rōnin , before ordering his own samurai to kill the rōnin ...
By episode nine, Mariko goes head-to-head with Ishido Kazunari (Takehiro Hira), the warlord, and confronts him. She tells him, “I will never be captive or hostage or confined.” Her strength ...
Shōgun's biggest power players, explained.
At the end of episode 9, Ishido’s (Takehiro Hira) reign over Osaka Castle takes a blow when Mariko’s threat weakens his hold on the political hostages. So Ishido sends assassins to capture Mariko.
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 ...
In the episode, Toranaga grieves the death of his son, while Ishido and Ochiba plan to take advantage of this. According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 0.436 million household viewers and gained a 0.08 ratings share among adults aged 18–49.