Shōgun
“A nation of violence, Samurai warriors ... and forbidden love.”
1980Action & Adventure · Drama · War & Politics
First aired
September 15, 1980
TMDB Score
76% match · 248 votes
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Part 1
Miniseries · Sep 15, 1980 · 2h 24m
E01PlayingPart 1
Sep 15, 1980 · 2h 24m
E02▶Part 2
Sep 16, 1980 · 1h 31m
E03▶Part 3
Sep 17, 1980 · 1h 30m
E04▶Part 4
Sep 18, 1980 · 1h 28m
E05▶Part 5
Sep 19, 1980 · 2h 19m
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.
About the Series
Synopsis
An English navigator becomes both a player and pawn in complex political games in feudal Japan.
CreatorJames Clavell
- First aired
- September 15, 1980
- Last aired
- September 19, 1980
- Seasons
- 1 season · 5 episodes
- Status
- Ended
- Original language
- English
- Network
- NBC
Top Billed Cast
Richard Chamberlain
Pilot-Major John Blackthorne / Anjin-san
Toshirō Mifune
Lord Yoshi Toranaga
Yoko Shimada
Lady Toda Buntaro - Mariko
John Rhys-Davies
Vasco Rodrigues
Damien Thomas
Father Alvito
Frankie Sakai
Yabu
Yūki Meguro
Omi
Hiromi Senno
Fujiko
Alan Badel
Father Dell'Aqua
Miiko Taka
Kiri
Vladek Sheybal
Captain Ferriera
Nobuo Kaneko
Ishido
Hideo Takamatsu
Lord Buntarō
Michael Hordern
Friar Domingo
George Innes
Johann Vinck
Leon Lissek
Father Sebastio
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