"Shogun" is an original adaptation of Clavell’s bestselling novel, starring Hiroyuki Sanada as the embattled Yoshii Toranaga, who shrewdly enlists marooned the English pilot John Blackthorne ...

How is that even possible? Well, you’re about to find out! One thing I really love about the novel Shogun is all of the machinations and political intrigue woven throughout. It was the first ...

While the Shogun series was created as a fictional drama based on real events and people, the series is not based on a true story.

Hiroyuki Sanada stars as Yoshi Toranaga - an isolated but legendary samurai in pursuit of power Shogun - the razor-sharp ... on James Clavell's classic 1975 novel of the same name.

But “Shogun,” based on the 1975 novel by Australian-British writer James Clavell, broke the mold when the period drama series—mostly in Japanese and hailed for its authenticity—won 18 Emmy ...

The role of Toda Mariko is played by Japanese actress Anna Sawa.

Comeback stories and Asian representation at the awards show celebrating the best in film and television. Read more at ...

As previously mentioned, season 1 of "Shogun" focused on retelling the 1975 James Clavell novel of the same name, which tells a fictionalized version of the shift from the Azuchi–Momoyama period ...

Shogun’s showrunners have a hopeful update for the series’ widely anticipated Season 2, but it’s unclear what we can expect from the sophomore season.

In 1980, a TV adaptation of James Clavell’s 1975 novel “Shogun” wowed viewers overseas. The story of an English sailor navigating political machinations in feudal Japan sparked a fascination ...