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Shogun

  • TV Mini Series
  • 1980
  • TV-MA
  • 1h 49m
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
18K
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Richard Chamberlain and Yôko Shimada in Shogun (1980)
Shogun
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An English sea captain becomes a samurai in 17th-century Japan.An English sea captain becomes a samurai in 17th-century Japan.An English sea captain becomes a samurai in 17th-century Japan.

  • Stars
    • Richard Chamberlain
    • Toshirō Mifune
    • Yôko Shimada
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    8.1/10
    18K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,207
    257
    • Stars
      • Richard Chamberlain
      • Toshirō Mifune
      • Yôko Shimada
    • 69User reviews
    • 20Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 3 Primetime Emmys
      • 8 wins & 13 nominations total

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    Top Cast45

    Richard Chamberlain
    Richard Chamberlain
    • Pilot-Major John Blackthorne…
    • 1980
    Toshirō Mifune
    Toshirō Mifune
    • Lord Yoshi Toranaga
    • 1980
    Yôko Shimada
    Yôko Shimada
    • Lady Toda Buntaro - Mariko
    • 1980
    Furankī Sakai
    Furankī Sakai
    • Yabu
    • 1980
    Alan Badel
    Alan Badel
    • Father Dell'Aqua
    • 1980
    Damien Thomas
    Damien Thomas
    • Father Alvito
    • 1980
    John Rhys-Davies
    John Rhys-Davies
    • Vasco Rodrigues
    • 1980
    Vladek Sheybal
    Vladek Sheybal
    • Captain Ferriera
    • 1980
    Yûki Meguro
    Yûki Meguro
    • Omi
    • 1980
    Hideo Takamatsu
    • Lord Buntaro
    • 1980
    Michael Hordern
    Michael Hordern
    • Friar Domingo
    • 1980
    Nobuo Kaneko
    Nobuo Kaneko
    • Ishido
    • 1980
    Hiromi Senno
    • Fujiko
    • 1980
    George Innes
    George Innes
    • Vinck
    • 1980
    Leon Lissek
    Leon Lissek
    • Father Sebastio
    • 1980
    John J. Carney
    John J. Carney
    • Gingel…
    • 1980
    Edward Peel
    Edward Peel
    • Pieterzoon
    • 1980
    Tōru Abe
    Tōru Abe
    • Hiromatsu
    • 1980
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    Storyline

    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.
    • 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.
    • Quotes
      • [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.
    • Alternate versions
      Originally a twelve-hour TV miniseries narrated by Orson Welles, it was later reissued for television in a somewhat shortened version with narration by Anne Bancroft. Shogun was re-edited into a 125-minutes movie for USA network TV with the addition of a new voice over narrated by Orson Welles
    • Connections
      Edited into Shogun (1980)
    • Soundtracks
      BLACKTHORNE'S SHANTY
      Words and Music by Eric Bercovici

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    Details

    • Release date
      • September 15, 1980 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Japan
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • James Clavell's Shogun
    • Filming locations
      • Himeji City, Japan
    • Production companies
      • Asahi National Broadcasting Company
      • Jardine Matheson Co. Ltd.
      • National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 49m(109 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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