An English navigator becomes both a player and pawn in complex political games in feudal Japan.
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Air Date: 1980-09-15
Set in early 17th-century Japan, shipwrecked English navigator John Blackthorne finds intrigue and culture shock in a...
Air Date: 1980-09-16
After Lord Toronaga rescues Blackthorn from prison, he enlists him as his aide and names him, 'Anjin-san'. Mariko is ...
Air Date: 1980-09-17
Blackthorne and Mariko begin a romance; Toronaga continues to build his army for a battle with Ishido. Anjin-san prov...
Air Date: 1980-09-18
Anjin-san's assimilation of Japanese ways is evident in his exemplary conduct. Toranaga decides to return the Erasmus...
Air Date: 1980-09-19
Treachery, tragedy and turns of events occur. Toronaga becomes SHOGUN after the defeat of Lord Ishido. Mariko is kill...