Toranaga laughs at the gesture because Blackthorne and Mariko have disproved his longstanding notion that he has no genuine allies in ShÅ gun. Shogun is an FX original mini-series set in 17th ...

Trust is a rare commodity in Shogun, with Toranaga keeping a small inner circle to outsmart his enemies' spies. Yabushige plays both sides in a Game of Thrones-style power play, becoming Toranaga ...

Unlike most returning shows, we don't know much about the cast of "Shogun" season 2. In fact, at the moment, the only confirmed cast member is Hiroyuki Sanada, who played Lord Yoshii Toranaga in ...

QUESTION: Did the real Toranaga have an English adviser equivalent to Shogun’s John Blackthorne? The character Toranaga in James Clavell’s novel Shogun is based on the historical figure ...

“Shogun” is based on James Clavell’s best ... In the remake, Sanada plays Yoshii Toranaga, the main character modeled after Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543-1616), the founder of the Tokugawa Shogunate ...

Shogun ends with (spoilers ... Even if Blackthorne and Toranaga returned, it would be a transformed show, to be sure. The interview ends with discussion about how some of the actors (like Blacktho ...

ForbesWhen Do New 'Shogun' Episodes Drop ... Blackthorne finally considers the true nature of Toranaga's plan,” the episode’s synopsis reads.

Hiroyuki Sanada stars as Yoshi Toranaga - an isolated but legendary samurai in pursuit of power Shogun - the razor-sharp, critically-acclaimed samurai epic that's transported viewers back to ...

SAN FRANCISCO--“Shogun,” a historical drama series produced ... The story centers around warlord Yoshii Toranaga, who is inspired by Tokugawa Ieyasu, the Tokugawa Shogunate founder, played ...