Shōgun - Season 1 Episode 1
Set in early 17th-century Japan, shipwrecked English navigator John Blackthorne finds intrigue and culture shock in a feudal society that puts a premium on honor. A rival Lord sentences Blackthorne to death.
- genus: Action & Adventure, Drama, War & Politics
- Studio: NBC
- keyword: japan, asia, samurai, miniseries, period drama, sengoku period, 17th century
- cast: Richard Chamberlain, Toshirō Mifune, Yōko Shimada, John Rhys-Davies, Damien Thomas, Frankie Sakai