Shogun

1980 TV-MA 9h 07m 8.1

An English navigator becomes both a player and pawn in the complex political games in feudal Japan.

Pilot-Major John Blackthorne (Richard Chamberlain), an English ship pilot, whose vessel wrecked upon the Japanese coast in the early seventeenth 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 Lord Yoshi Toranaga (Toshirô Mifune) and Ishido (Nobuo Kaneko), who struggle for the title of "Shogun", which will give ultimate power to the one who possesses it.

Shogun background

Episodes:

Episode 1 Part 1

1. Part 1

Aired: Sep 15, 1980

Set in early 17th-century Japan, shipwrecked English navigator John Blackthor...

Episode 2 Part 2

2. Part 2

Aired: Sep 16, 1980

After Lord Toronaga rescues Blackthorn from prison, he enlists him as his aid...

Episode 3 Part 3

3. Part 3

Aired: Sep 17, 1980

Blackthorne and Mariko begin a romance; Toronaga continues to build his army ...

Episode 4 Part 4

4. Part 4

Aired: Sep 18, 1980

Anjin-san's assimilation of Japanese ways is evident in his exemplary conduct...

Episode 5 Part 5

5. Part 5

Aired: Sep 19, 1980

Treachery, tragedy and turns of events occur.

Info about Shogun

Current Status: Ended

Network: NBC

Production Countries: Hong Kong, Japan, United States

Genres: Drama, Adventure, War, History