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TRAILER Japan in the 1600s... what was it like? Shogun revival sheds light with 10-episode series on Disney+. Set in 1600, at the dawn of a century-defining civil war. Based on the novel by James Clavell, inspired by the real life of an Englishman who went to Japan and became a samurai. Loads February 2024. >>


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TVSA Team
22 Nov 2023 13:23


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Producer Hiroyuki Sanada stars as Lord Yoshii Toranaga who is fighting for his life as his enemies on the Council of Regents unite against him.

When a mysterious European ship is found marooned in a nearby fishing village, its English pilot, John Blackthorne (Cosmo Jarvis), comes bearing secrets that could help Toranaga tip the scales of power and devastate the formidable influence of Blackthorne’s own enemies - the Jesuit priests and Portuguese merchants.

Toranaga and Blackthorne’s fates become inextricably tied to their translator Toda Mariko (Anna Sawai), a mysterious Christian noblewoman and the last of a disgraced line.

While serving her lord amidst this fraught political landscape, Mariko must reconcile her newfound companionship with Blackthorne, her commitment to the faith that saved her and her duty to her late father.

Made by FX, streaming on Disney+ in South Africa. The original series was made in 1980.
 

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