Shōgun
1980 Action & Adventure, Drama, War & Politics 1 season
TMDB rating 7.6/10 Ended
An English navigator becomes both a player and pawn in complex political games in feudal Japan.
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John Blackthorne, an English ship pilot, whose vessel wrecked upon the Japanese coast in the early 17th century is forced to deal with the two most powerful men in Japan in these days. He is thrown in the midst of a war between Toranaga and Ishido, who struggle for the title of Shogun which will give ultimate power to the one who possesses it.
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TMDB rating 6.4/10
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Cast and details
Richard ChamberlainPilot-Major John Blackthorne / Anjin-san
Toshirō MifuneLord Yoshi Toranaga
Yoko ShimadaLady Toda Buntaro - Mariko
John Rhys-DaviesVasco Rodrigues
Damien ThomasFather Alvito
Frankie SakaiYabu
Yūki MeguroOmi
Hiromi SennoFujiko
Alan BadelFather Dell'Aqua
Miiko TakaKiri
Vladek SheybalCaptain Ferriera
Nobuo KanekoIshido
- Created by
- James Clavell
- Network
- NBC
- First aired
- Sep 15, 1980
- Latest episode
- Sep 19, 1980
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