Season 1
(1980)
Overview
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.
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
as Captain Ferriera
as Ishido
as Lord Buntarō
as Friar Domingo
as Johann Vinck
as Father Sebastio
as Urano
as Galley Captain
as Old Gardener
as Lady Ochiba
as Brother Michael
as Pieterzoon
as Maetsukker
as Spillbergen
as Muraji
as Zataki
as Specz
as Naga
as Rako
as Ginsel
as Hiromatsu
as Narrator
Episodes
Part 1 7.8
September 15, 1980
Set in early 17th-century Japan, shipwrecked English navigator John Blackthorne finds intrigue and culture shock in a f…
Part 2 6.5
September 16, 1980
After Lord Toronaga rescues Blackthorn from prison, he enlists him as his aide and names him, 'Anjin-san'. Mariko is di…
Part 3 6.8
September 17, 1980
Blackthorne and Mariko begin a romance; Toronaga continues to build his army for a battle with Ishido. Anjin-san proves…
Part 4 6.5
September 18, 1980
Anjin-san's assimilation of Japanese ways is evident in his exemplary conduct. Toranaga decides to return the Erasmus t…
Part 5 6.7
September 19, 1980
Treachery, tragedy and turns of events occur. Toronaga becomes SHOGUN after the defeat of Lord Ishido. Mariko is killed…