Richard Chamberlain
as Pilot-Major John Blackthorne / Anjin-san
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Shōgun
1980
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7.7
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Action & Adventure, Drama, War & Politics
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US
• Japanese, English
An English navigator becomes both a player and pawn in complex political games in feudal Japan.
Cast
Toshirō Mifune
as Lord Yoshi Toranaga
Yoko Shimada
as Lady Toda Buntaro - Mariko
John Rhys-Davies
as Vasco Rodrigues
Damien Thomas
as Father Alvito
Frankie Sakai
as Yabu
Yūki Meguro
as Omi
Hiromi Senno
as Fujiko
Alan Badel
as Father Dell'Aqua
Miiko Taka
as Kiri
Vladek Sheybal
as Captain Ferriera
Nobuo Kaneko
as Ishido
Hideo Takamatsu
as Lord Buntarō
Michael Hordern
as Friar Domingo
George Innes
as Johann Vinck
Leon Lissek
as Father Sebastio
Takeshi Ōbayashi
as Urano
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Hiroshi Hasegawa
as Galley Captain
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Akira Sera
as Old Gardener
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Atsuko Sano
as Lady Ochiba
Masumi Okada
as Brother Michael
Edward Peel
as Pieterzoon
Eric Richard
as Maetsukker
Neil McCarthy
as Spillbergen
Seiji Miyaguchi
as Muraji
Yōsuke Natsuki
as Zataki
William Morgan Sheppard
as Specz
Shin Takuma
as Naga
Ai Matsubara
as Rako
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John J. Carney
as Ginsel
Tōru Abe
as Hiromatsu
Orson Welles
as Narrator
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Ian Jentle
as Salamon
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Stewart MacKenzie
as Croocq
Hyōe Enoki
as Jirobei
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Steve Ubels
as Roper
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Yuko Kada
as Sazuko
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Yumiko Morishita
as Asa
Masashi Ebara
as Suga
Yoshie Kitsuda
as Kyoko / Gyoko
Midori Takei
as Sono
Rinichi Yamamoto
as Yoshinaka
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Setsuko Sekine
as Genjiko
Episodes
Part 1
E1 144mSet 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.
Part 2
E2 91mAfter 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.
Part 3
E3 90mBlackthorne 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.
Part 4
E4 88mAnjin-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.
Part 5
E5 139mTreachery, 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.
