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John Blackthorne, a risk-taking English sailor who ends up shipwrecked in Japan, a land whose unfamiliar culture will ultimately redefine him; Lord Toranaga, a shrewd, powerful daimyo, at odds with his own dangerous, political rivals; and Lady Mariko, a woman with invaluable skills but dishonorable family ties, who must prove her value and ...
Mariko's death is adapted from the novel, but the writers originally planned to end the episode with the shinobi infiltrating the castle, with Mariko's death moved for the next episode. Justin Marks then suggested moving the scene to the end of the ninth episode, explaining that her death would get the episode "to feel complete."
Toranaga reveals to Mariko that Jinsai wanted her to continue his work of protecting Japan. Toranaga also assigns her to take Blackthorne to a brothel named "Willow World". At Osaka Castle, the remaining three regents and their families have been taken hostage by Ochiba and Ishido, under the pretense that there is a plot to kill Yaechiyo.
As Shōgun details through the lives of Toda Mariko (Anna Sawai), Ochiba (Fumi Nikaido), and Fuji (Moeka Hoshi), a woman's life choices—if you can even call them that—consisted of wife, mother ...
Obviously I read the novel, and picked up some books on Hosokawa Gracia, who is the model of Mariko.But we weren't doing a documentary on that. So I had conversations with Justin and Rachel [Kondo ...
As Mariko’s arc progresses, the crimson tone becomes more dominant in her color palette and the patterns become bolder. Everything builds to episodes eight and nine where Mariko finally feels a ...
Shogun is not the story of a hero charging his enemies. It's the story of a mastermind slowly revealing himself, until a nation cowers before his countenance." [16] Josh Rosenberg of Esquire wrote, "That's plenty of material should Shōgun return for season 2, but this seems like the end for the beloved series. No more bloodshed.
Shōgun (Japanese: 将軍, pronounced [ɕoːɡɯɴ] ⓘ) is an American historical drama television series created by Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks.It is based on the 1975 novel by James Clavell, which was previously adapted into a 1980 miniseries.