Shōgun

First aired

September 15, 1980

Ended

EnglishAction & AdventureDramaWar & Politics

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

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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
Takeshi Ōbayashi
Urano
HH
Hiroshi Hasegawa
Galley Captain

Media

Seasons 2

Specials

201116 Episodes

Miniseries

19805 Episodes

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.