Plot
An English navigator becomes both a player and pawn in complex political games in feudal Japan.
Cast
as Pilot-Major John Blackthorne / Anjin-san
as Lord Yoshi Toranaga
as Lady Toda Buntaro - Mariko
as Vasco Rodrigues
as Father Alvito
as Yabu
as Omi
as Fujiko
as Father Dell'Aqua
as Kiri
Creator
Network
Status
Ended
First Aired Date
September 15, 1980
Last Aired Date
September 19, 1980
Production Companies
TOHO
Jardine Matheson
TV Asahi Holdings Corporation
Paramount Television
Type
Miniseries
Number of Season
1
Number of Episodes
5
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Miniseries
1980|5 Episodes
John Blackthorne, an English ship pilot, whose vessel wrecked upon the Japanese coast in the early 17th century is forced to deal with the two most powerful men in Japan in these days. He is thrown in the midst of a war between Toranaga and Ishido, who struggle for the title of Shogun which will give ultimate power to the one who possesses it.
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