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Apr 27, 2024 · Learn about the versatile actor who plays Lord Kashigi Yabushige in the FX limited series based on James Clavell's novel. From punk rock to period dramas, Asano has worked with acclaimed directors and gained international fame.
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Kashigi Yabushige (樫木 藪重) is a character in the FX limited series, Shōgun, who is portrayed by Tadanobu Asano.
Arriving in Ajiro to see the Barbarian Ship
In Ajiro, Kashigi Omi calls his uncle Lord Yabushige to arrive after John Blackthorne's ship turns up on the coast of Japan. Yabushige has his priest translate to understand Blackthorne's intentions. The priest accuses them of being pirates and refuses to properly translate his requests. Blackthorne refuses to have the priest represent him but Yabushige tells him to get bathed since there is no proof he is a pirate. One of Blackthorne’s men get boiled alive at Yabushige’s orders. Lord Yabishige comments that the man’s end of death was inarticulate and that he took a long time to die. Meanwhile, Kiku, a courtesan, entertains Lord Yabushige by seducing another man in front of him. Hiromatsu arrives in Ajiro and questions Lord Yabushige about the ship, insisting that it belongs to Lord Toranaga. Reluctantly, Yabushige assures Hiromatsu he is loyal to Toranaga and that the ship is his.
Bringing Blackthorne to Osaka
With Blackthorne and Lord Rodrigues, they take off for Osaka however they encounter a rough storm. They run into trouble on the water and lose Lord Rodrigues overboard. Blackthorne insists they look for him because he never leaves a man behind. They find him washed up onto a rock. Blackthorne insists on getting him but instead, Yabushige goes himself but the rope severs and he falls onto the rocks below. Yabushige finds Lord Rodrigues is still breathing but he falls into the water. The men get more rope and throw it down to him. Both Yabushige and Lord Rodrigues survive. Yabushige takes Blackthorne to Lord Toranaga. After Blackthorne gets ordered to die by the Council of Regents, Yabushige intercepts the plan on behalf of Lord Toranaga. He appears and unties Blackthorne as his men kill the others, later blaming "bandits" for the incident. Yabushige takes Blackthorne to Toranaga, who thanks him for bringing him the barbarian to him not once but twice.
Returning Again to Ajiro
Yabushige writes a new will after being summoned by Toranaga. Yabushige goes to meet with Toranaga and hands over his sword to Yoshii Nagakado before entering. Toranaga tells him about the attack from the night prior and asks him what he knows about the society of the Amida. Yabushige explains that he only knows what everyone knows -that they are assassins sworn by the most sacred oaths of the Buddha Amida. Toranaga asks what he might pay for his head, implying that Yabushige was behind the attack. Instead of sending Yabushige to be killed, he asks him what he wants, which is the Suraga Province to expand his fief. Toranaga tells him he shall have it. Yabushige, Yoshii Nagakado, and a group gather to set off to Ajiro with John, Kiri no Kata, Mariko, and others - without Toranaga. However, Ishido shows up upset that Toranaga did not give a day’s notice before Kiri’s departure so that he could pay his respects. Ishido speaks to Kiri and she informs him there are too many assassins in Osaka and this is why she plans to leave. Ishido insists his men escort them to the gates of Osaka. Under Yabushige's command, the convoy proceed to leave and head to Ajiro. Suddenly, the group get attacked by ambushers with flaming arrows. Mariko opens the door to Toranaga’s carriage and his men are surprised to see him there. Many men get killed. Ultimately, Toranaga, John, Yabushige, Fuji, and Mariko escape and reach the harbor. John recognizes the crew there and they see the Black Ship. They board row boats to head to the ship. After Toranaga makes a deal with the captain, they take off and successfully escape Kiyama's men and safely ride to Ajiro.
Yabushige is a charming charismatic man. He is brilliant, strategic, and can be brutal at times particularly when it comes to killing.
•Shōgun
•Anjin
•Servants of Two Masters
•Tomorrow is Tomorrow
•The Eightfold Fence
•Broken to the Fist
Yabushige's swaying loyalties may be exaggeratedly referencing a lesser-known member of the historical Honda clan whom sided with uprisings against the Tokugawa early on, and is thought to have been scheming whenever he wasn't brazenly feuding with his lord's other retainers.
May 2, 2024 · Shogun Breakout Tadanobu Asano Breaks Down Yabushige's Fate and What it Means - IGN. The legendary Japanese actor speaks to IGN. By Rosie Knight. Posted: May 2, 2024 7:00 am. This interview...
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Apr 24, 2024 · The actor talks about his character's journey, his relationship with Hiroyuki Sanada, and his final scene in the series. Yabushige is a trickster and a betrayer who collapses after Mariko's death in feudal Japan.
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Apr 24, 2024 · April 24, 2024. Courtesy of FX. This story contains major spoilers for the series finale of Shogun. Lord Kashigi Yabushige (Tadanobu Asano) has always had a unique relationship with death.
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Tadanobu Asano plays the treacherous and ambitious Lord of Izu in the historical drama Shōgun. He is a Japanese actor and musician who has starred in films such as Mongol, Thor, Silence and Minamata.
May 17, 2024 · In “Shōgun,” Kashigi Yabushige (Tadanobu Asano) is a man playing both sides and one side at once. The wily lord swears his allegiance to two masters: lords Ishido (Takehiro Hira) and Toranaga...
