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In episode 6, Shōgun alleges that Toranaga may have concocted the scheme himself. Audiences are left wondering whether or not to trust Lady Ochiba’s accusations, but it’s another wrinkle that ...
“The model of Toranaga is based on the real shogun, Ieyasu, who created the peaceful era after the war period for about 260 years,” he explained. “That’s why he became a hero, for then and ...
Shōgun is a 1975 historical novel by author James Clavell that chronicles the end of Japan’s Azuchi-Momoyama period (1568-1600) and the dawn of the Edo period (1603-1868). ). Loosely based on actual events and figures, Shōgun narrates how European interests and internal conflicts within Japan brought about the Shogunate restorat
One of the regents, Yoshii Toranaga, is summoned before his colleagues: Ishido Kazunari, Kiyama ukon Sadanaga, Sugiyama Josui and Ohno Harunobu. Toranaga has been accused of consolidating his power and the other regents are seriously considering a motion by Ishido to impeach him, which would also condemn him to seppuku .
John Blackthorne, also known as Anjin (按針, lit. "Pilot", "Steuermann"), is the protagonist of James Clavell's 1975 novel Shōgun.The character is loosely based on the life of the 17th-century English navigator William Adams, who was the first Englishman to visit Japan.
THE SAGA OF Lord Yoshii Toranaga's political and military ascent in feudal Japan continues in Shōgun, FX's epic miniseries based on the bestselling novel by James Clavell.Told in part from the ...
Toranaga hosts Saeki for dinner, and the brothers trade stories, with Saeki recalling how the young Toranaga beheaded his opponent with one stroke. (Buntaro is scowling at Blackthorne and Mariko ...
The next day, Blackthorne meets with Toranaga, with Muraji acting as his translator, revealing himself as Toranaga's spy. Blackthorne wants Toranaga to spare the people of Ajiro, and reveals that he is aware that Mariko was responsible for destroying the Erasmus as it would ensure his life would be spared. Despite Blackthorne promising to not ...