An English navigator becomes both a player and pawn in the complex political games in feudal Japan.
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Awards:
- Won 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 5 wins & 13 nominations.
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Photos and Videos
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Anjin-san
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| Toshirô Mifune | ... |
Lord Yoshi Toranaga
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| Yôko Shimada | ... |
Lady Toda Buntaro - Mariko
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| Furankî Sakai | ... |
Yabu
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| Alan Badel | ... |
Father Dell'Aqua
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| Damien Thomas | ... |
Father Alvito
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| John Rhys-Davies | ... |
Vasco Rodrigues
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| Vladek Sheybal | ... |
Captain Ferriera
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| Yûki Meguro | ... |
Omi
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Hideo Takamatsu | ... |
Lord Buntaro
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| Michael Hordern | ... |
Friar Domingo
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| Nobuo Kaneko | ... |
Ishido
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Hiromi Senno | ... |
Fujiko
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| George Innes | ... |
Vinck
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| Leon Lissek | ... |
Father Sebastio
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| John J. Carney | ... |
Gingel
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Ian Jentle | ... |
Salamon
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| Tôru Abe | ... |
Hiromatsu
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Stewart MacKenzie | ... |
Croocq
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| Edward Peel | ... |
Pieterzoon
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| Eric Richard | ... |
Maetsukker
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Hyôe Enoki | ... |
Jirobei
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| Neil McCarthy | ... |
Spillbergen
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| Seiji Miyaguchi | ... |
Muraji
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Hiroshi Hasegawa | ... |
Galley Captain
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Steve Ubels | ... |
Roper
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| Ai Matsubara | ... |
Rako
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| William Morgan Sheppard | ... |
Specz
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Yûko Kada | ... |
Sazuko
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Yumiko Morishita | ... |
Asa
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Masashi Ebara | ... |
Suga
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| Shin Takuma | ... |
Naga
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| Miiko Taka | ... |
Kiri
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Yoshie Kitsuda | ... |
Kyoko
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Midori Takei | ... |
Sono
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| Yôsuke Natsuki | ... |
Zataki
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Masumi Okada | ... |
Brother Michael
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Akira Sera | ... |
Old Gardener
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Takeshi Ôbayashi | ... |
Urano
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Rin'ichi Yamamoto | ... |
Yoshinaka
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Setsuko Sekine | ... |
Genjiko
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Atsuko Sano | ... |
Lady Ochiba
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| Orson Welles | ... |
Narrator
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Mika Kitagawa | ... |
Kiku
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| Chuck Merlo | ... |
Sailor
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Production Companies
- Asahi National Broadcasting Company
- Jardine Matheson Co. Ltd.
- National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
- Paramount Television
- Toho
Distributors
- National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1980) (United States) (tv)
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (1980) (United Kingdom) (tv)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1982) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Algemene Vereniging Radio Omroep (AVRO) (1983) (Netherlands) (tv) (in 12 parts)
- MTV3 (1983) (Finland) (tv) (as MTV1)
- Paramount Films of India (1984) (India) (theatrical)
- Saeta TV Canal 10 (1985) (Uruguay) (tv)
- TF1 (1986) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2003) (United States) (DVD)
- Finnkino (2004) (Finland) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2004) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
- Fox-Paramount Home Entertainment (2010) (Finland) (DVD)
- Fox-Paramount Home Entertainment (2014) (Finland) (Blu-ray)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2014) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- SF Film Finland (2021) (Finland) (Blu-ray)
- Esselte Video (1983) (Finland) (VHS)
- Paramount Television (United States) (tv) (syndication)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Glen Glenn Sound Company (sound post-production)
- Intrada (score album released by) (limited edition)
- Westheimer Company (titles and opticals)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Pilot-Major John Blackthorne (Richard Chamberlain), an English ship pilot, whose vessel wrecked upon the Japanese coast in the early seventeenth 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 Lord Yoshi Toranaga (Toshirô Mifune) and Ishido (Nobuo Kaneko), who struggle for the title of "Shogun", which will give ultimate power to the one who possesses it.
Written by Harald Mayr |
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| Taglines | The epic adventure of feudal Japan, its magnificent warriors and a love it would not allow. See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Will Adams, the real-life English sea captain and adventurer who made it to Japan in the 16th century, has a street named after him in Japan: Anjin-Cho. See more » |
| Goofs | Anjin-san receives a flintlock pistol as a gift from Lord Toranaga. Flintlock pistols were not in wide use until 1630, thirty years after the show's setting. The wheel lock and match lock pistols and muskets, also used in the show, are correct. Additionally, the Europeans were reluctant to export the latest firearms to Japan, preferring to keep the superior weaponry to themselves. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Shogun (1980). See more » |
| Soundtracks | BLACKTHORNE'S SHANTY See more » |
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[after Blackthorne's guard prevented an assassination attempt by Rodrigues]
Pilot-Major John Blackthorne: Captain Yoshinaka was right to search him. Was that your idea? Lady Toda Buntaro - Mariko: Please excuse me, but I was afraid for you. Pilot-Major John Blackthorne: Sad, isn't it? Not being able to trust anyone. Lady Toda Buntaro - Mariko: It is not sad, Anjin-san. It is just one of life's most important rules. See more » |