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“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. ... “People are waiting to know the story ...
James Clavell's Shōgun (1975) is a historical novel chronicling 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 restoration.
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.
Through his conquests, Nobunaga gained many allies, including Tokugawa Ieyasu (Toranaga in Shōgun), Toyotomi Hideyoshi (Taikō), Hosokawa Fujitaka (Toda Hiromatsu), and Akechi Mitsuhide (Mariko ...
Toranaga's general, Toda "Iron Fist" Hiromatsu, arrives in Ajiro and forces Yabushige to turn over ownership of both Eramus and Blackthorne to him; the latter is placed under the supervision of Spanish navigator Vasco Rodrigues. As they return to Osaka, the ship is hit by a severe storm, forcing Blackthorne to assume command as he reorganizes ...
Yoshii Toranaga. Tokugawa Ieyasu, Toranaga’s real-life counterpart, is one of the most important figures in Japanese history. Known as one of the great unifiers of Japan, the Tokugawa shogunate ...
Toranaga is based on the real-life Japanese leader, Tokugawa Ieyasu, who established the Tokugawa shogunate that reunified Japan and ruled over the country’s government from 1603 until 1868.
Worried about their safety, Toranaga decides to leave Osaka with Blackthorne and his wife Kiri, planning to move to the more secure Ajiro. After passing Ishido's suspicions, Toranaga secretly switches places with Kiri's litter, which is witnessed by Blackthorne and Mariko. When Ishido's men insist on checking the litter, Blackthorne provokes an ...