Scripted series · FX
Shōgun
An epic saga of war, passion, and power set in Feudal Japan.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Hiroyuki Sanada
Yoshii Toranaga
10 eps
Cosmo Jarvis
John Blackthorne
10 eps
Anna Sawai
Toda Mariko
10 eps
Tadanobu Asano
Kashigi Yabushige
10 eps
Takehiro Hira
Ishido Kazunari
10 eps
Tommy Bastow
Father Martin Alvito
10 eps
Fumi Nikaido
Ochiba No Kata / Ruri
10 eps
Nestor Carbonell
Rodrigues
3 eps
Tokuma Nishioka
Toda Hiromatsu
6 eps
Hiroto Kanai
Kashigi Omi
7 eps
Yasunari Takeshima
Muraji / Tonomoto Akinao
5 eps
Moeka Hoshi
Usami Fuji
7 eps
Yuki Kura
Yoshii Nagakado
8 eps
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Daiyoin / Lady Iyo
5 eps
Hiromoto Ida
Kiyama Ukon Sadanaga
7 eps
Toshi Toda
Sugiyama Josui
5 eps
Takeshi Kurokawa
Ohno Harunobu
7 eps
Yuka Kouri
Kiku
5 eps
Hiro Kanagawa
Igarashi Yoshimoto
3 eps
Sen Mars
Nakamura Yaechiyo
6 eps
Dakota Daulby
Salamon
2 eps
Manami Hara
Kashigi Saki
3 eps
Ryo Hayashida
Tough Green Samurai
2 eps
Yoshiaki Kashibe
Young Gray
2 eps
Yuki Kedoin
Takemaru
10 eps
Saeko Kimura
Mariko's Lady in Waiting #2
8 eps
Nobuya Shimamoto
Nebara Jozen
4 eps
Yutaka Takeuchi
Akechi Jinsai
3 eps
Yoriko Doguchi
Kiri no Kata
5 eps
Yukijiro Hotaru
Nakamura Hidetoshi / The Taikō
2 eps
Shinnosuke Abe
Toda 'Buntaro' Hirokatsu
7 eps
Louis Ferreira
Captain-General Ferreira
3 eps
Paulino Nunes
Father Dell'Acqua
4 eps
Mako Fujimoto
Shizu No Kata
6 eps
Yuki Takao
Usami Tadayoshi
2 eps
Yuua Yamanaka
Toda Ryuji
3 eps
Kengo Hashimoto
Ishido's Gray Kosho #1
6 eps
Erisa Ichikawa
Yayoi
6 eps
Akiko Kobayashi
Setsu
10 eps
Jaden Konishi
Hiromatsu's Brown Kosho
4 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Shōgun actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Shōgun reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Emotional Weight.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
In Japan in the year 1600, at the dawn of a century-defining civil war, Lord Yoshii Toranaga 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.
The run
Seasons
1 season · 10 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
202410 episodes
8.2IMDbIn Japan in the year 1600, at the dawn of a century-defining civil war, Lord Yoshii Toranaga 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.
Best episode · S01E09 Crimson Sky
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E09 · Signature episode
Crimson Sky
Mariko arrives in Osaka for the fight of her life. Blackthorne and Yabushige scramble to save their own heads as their options dwindle.
- Directed by Frederick E. O. Toye
- Written by Caillin Puente, Rachel Kondo
S01E02 · Signature episode
Servants of Two Masters
Blackthorne's arrival in Osaka stirs up a hornet's nest of rivalries. Mariko is trapped between her cause and her faith when she must translate for the barbarian in Lord Toranaga's custody.
- Directed by Jonathan van Tulleken
- Written by Justin Marks, Rachel Kondo
S01E08 · Signature episode
The Abyss of Life
Toranaga's defeated clan moves to Edo and awaits their fate. Blackthorne must decide who he fights for - the lord who has turned his back on him, or the ambition that brought him to Japan in the first place.
- Directed by Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour, Jr.
- Written by Shannon Goss
S01E04 · Signature episode
The Eightfold Fence
Blackthorne and Mariko test their new alliance as they train Toranaga's gun regiment for war. Yabushige must navigate his past promises to Ishido when an old friend comes to the village.
- Directed by Frederick E. O. Toye
- Written by Nigel Williams, Emily Yoshida
S01E03 · Signature episode
Tomorrow Is Tomorrow
After Blackthorne survives a brazen assassination attempt, Toranaga realizes he must ferry his allies out of Osaka or risk certain defeat.
- Directed by Charlotte Brändström
- Written by Shannon Goss
S01E05
Broken to the Fist
Blackthorne and Mariko struggle to contain the secret that could get them both killed. Yabushige searches for the spy who has betrayed his intentions to Lord Toranaga.
- Directed by Frederick E. O. Toye
- Written by Matt Lambert
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E10
A Dream of a Dream
- Directed by Frederick E. O. Toye
- Written by Emily Yoshida, Maegan Houang
S01E09 · Signature episode
Crimson Sky
- Directed by Frederick E. O. Toye
- Written by Caillin Puente, Rachel Kondo
S01E08 · Signature episode
The Abyss of Life
- Directed by Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour, Jr.
- Written by Shannon Goss
S01E07
A Stick of Time
- Directed by Takeshi Fukunaga
- Written by Matt Lambert
S01E06
Ladies of the Willow World
- Directed by Hiromi Kamata
- Written by Maegan Houang
S01E05
Broken to the Fist
- Directed by Frederick E. O. Toye
- Written by Matt Lambert
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Justin Marks
Creator
Rachel Kondo
Showrunner
Michaela Clavell
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Eugene Kelly
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Edward McDonnell
Executive producer
Michael De Luca
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Caillin Puente
Writer
Nigel Williams
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Matt Lambert
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Shannon Goss
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Emily Yoshida
Writer
Maegan Houang
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Erin SmithProducer
- Michaela ClavellExecutive Producer
- Eugene KellyExecutive Producer
- Justin MarksExecutive Producer
- Hiroyuki SanadaProducer
- Edward McDonnellExecutive Producer
Writing
- Caillin PuenteWriter
- Nigel WilliamsWriter
- Matt LambertWriter
- Shannon GossWriter
- Justin MarksWriter
- Rachel KondoWriter
Direction
- Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour, Jr.Director
- Charlotte BrändströmDirector
- Hiromi KamataDirector
- Takeshi FukunagaDirector
- Jonathan van TullekenDirector
- Frederick E. O. ToyeDirector
Cinematography
- Aril WretbladDirector of Photography
- Marc LalibertéDirector of Photography
- Christopher RossDirector of Photography
- Sam McCurdyDirector of Photography
Music
- Atticus RossOriginal Music Composer
- Nick ChubaOriginal Music Composer
- Leopold RossOriginal Music Composer
Recognition
Awards
1 win
Screen Actors Guild Awards
1 win · latest 2025
- WinnerScreen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series2025
Shōgun · Shōgun
Where to watch
Streaming
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