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Lord Toranaga (Hiroyuki Sanada) is a shrewd and powerful daimyo – a feudal lord subordinate to the ruling shogun – who seeks advantage over his political rivals. Lady Mariko (Anna Sawai) is an ...
Commenting on Toranaga's relationship with Nagakado, Hiroyuki Sanada explained, "Toranaga sees the possibility in his son, but not enough yet." He said that Toranaga's actions are trying to make Nagakado understand how to build a new world, albeit not one that Toranaga will live to see. [3]: 7:58–9:12
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 ...
Toranaga is buried, but Blackthorne manages to save him, although Toranaga's army suffers heavy losses. In Osaka, the remaining regents attempt to decide who will take Toranaga's place on the council but Ochiba no Kata, the consort of the late Taiko , soon arrives and reunites with her son Yaechiyo before intimidating Ishido by telling him that ...
One year prior, the reigning Taikō is dying, surrounded by his family and members of his court. After sending them away, he privately talks with Toranaga, suggesting he could become the sole regent until his young heir Yaechiyo comes of age. Toranaga refuses, knowing that this will only make him a target for the Taikō's enemies.
Nobunaga and his brother-in-law were technically enemies in real life, yes, but it’s not terribly critical to your understanding of Shōgun. It’s a minor change for the series, and one that ...
Toranaga's vassals sign their names to a formal letter of surrender, but Hiromatsu refuses to sign after one of them speaks out. When Toranaga refuses to fight, Hiromatsu commits seppuku as he feels he can no longer serve him, with Buntaro reluctantly acting as his second. That night, Toranaga reveals to Mariko that Hiromatsu committed suicide ...
The other lords will allow Toranaga to grieve his son for 49 days before escorting him to Osaka, but Blackthorne is still itching for battle: “At least Nagakado-san died fighting,” he mutter.