
Action & AdventureDramaWar & Politics
An English navigator becomes both a player and pawn in complex political games in feudal Japan.


Action & AdventureDramaWar & Politics
An English navigator becomes both a player and pawn in complex political games in feudal Japan.

Set in early 17th-century Japan, shipwrecked English navigator John Blackthorne finds intrigue and culture shock in a feudal society that puts a premium on honor. A rival Lord sentences Blackthorne to death.

After Lord Toronaga rescues Blackthorn from prison, he enlists him as his aide and names him, 'Anjin-san'. Mariko is directed to tutor Anjin-san in the language and customs of Japan.

Blackthorne and Mariko begin a romance; Toronaga continues to build his army for a battle with Ishido. Anjin-san proves his mettle during an earthquake and is honored by Toranaga for bravery. Mariko's husband Buntaro, arrives in Anjiro.

Anjin-san's assimilation of Japanese ways is evident in his exemplary conduct. Toranaga decides to return the Erasmus to Anjin-san. Mariko tells Father Alvito of a plot to murder a Christian lord on the Council of Regents.

Treachery, tragedy and turns of events occur. Toronaga becomes SHOGUN after the defeat of Lord Ishido. Mariko is killed in the final battle at Osaka Castle. Heartbroken, but resolute, Blackthorne begins construction of another ship.
Cast: Richard Chamberlain, Toshirō Mifune, Yoko Shimada, John Rhys-Davies, Damien Thomas, Frankie Sakai, Yūki Meguro, Hiromi Senno, Alan Badel, Miiko Taka, Vladek Sheybal, Nobuo Kaneko, Hideo Takamatsu, Michael Hordern, George Innes, Leon Lissek, Takeshi Ōbayashi, Hiroshi Hasegawa, Akira Sera, Atsuko Sano, Masumi Okada, Edward Peel, Eric Richard, Neil McCarthy, Seiji Miyaguchi, Yōsuke Natsuki, William Morgan Sheppard, Shin Takuma, Ai Matsubara, John J. Carney
Genres: Action & Adventure, Drama, War & Politics
Maturity rating: TV-14

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