AdvertisementFX's "Shōgun" is a new series that takes viewers into 1600s Edo-era Japan, adapting James Clavell's novel and drawing on real-life history.
The show stars Hiroyuki Sanada (also a producer) as Lord Yoshii Toranaga, a figure akin to the real-life shōgun Tokugawa Ieyasu.
When Englishman John Blackthorne (Cosmo Jarvis) washes ashore, he becomes an important figure in Toranaga's power struggle.
Toda Mariko (Anna Sawai), a noblewoman, serves as their translator.
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Persons:
James Clavell's, Hiroyuki Sanada, Yoshii Toranaga, shōgun Tokugawa Ieyasu, John Blackthorne, Cosmo Jarvis, Toda Mariko, Anna Sawai
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Business
Locations:
Edo, Japan