A nation of violence, Samurai warriors ... and forbidden love.
Original title
Shōgun
Released
9/15/1980
Origin country
US
Genre
Action & Adventure, Drama, War & Politics
Production companies
TOHO, Paramount Television, Jardine Matheson, TV Asahi Holdings Corporation
Status
Ended
Number of seasons
1
Number of episodes
5
An English navigator becomes both a player and pawn in complex political games in feudal Japan.
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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