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Mar 12, 2024 · In ‘The Eightfold Fence,’ ‘Shōgun’ levels up as both a war story and a love story. Read more and discuss in Vulture’s recap of episode four.
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The Eightfold Fence is the fourth episode of the FX limited series, Shōgun. The episode premiered on March 12, 2024.
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.
A man rushes a message from Osaka to Lord Omi in Ajiro. He rushes the townspeople to prepare for the arrival of Lord Yabushige and his guest, Lord Toranaga.
Fuji begs Mariko to let her leave and become a nun because she would rather that than serve a barbarian. Mariko insists she trust Lord Toranaga and only asks for a year of service from Fuji, who compromises and agrees to six months. Lord Toranaga tells Yabushige he resigned from the Council of Regents. Yabushige seems very concerned by this.
The people of Ajiro are surprised to see the barbarian again -and even more that he has a title given by Toranaga. Lord Toranaga addresses the crowd of samurais and the people of Ajiro, asking for loyalty. John looks for his men in Ajiro. He asks Muraji where they are and he informs them they were moved to a different place. Mariko tells him they are in Edo. She then warns him that he cannot board "his" ship without permission and that the crew and ship belong to Toranaga, not him, despite his misunderstanding. She shows John his new house for inspection.
He is surprised to find out that he has been given a home, a staff, and a salary -but John is upset because all he wants are his men and his ship. Fuji will live with him as his consort but John insists he has no interest in pillowing her or any woman. He gets annoyed that she goes wherever he is. Mariko explains Fuji’s history and her intentions for being his consort. Mariko asks him if he knows about the eightfold fence- an impenetrable wall behind which one can retreat whenever needed. She advises him to train himself to listen without hearing.
Omi-Sama demands John hand over his guns but he refuses. Fuji tells him to give them to her and he does reluctantly, his mistrust of Omi brooding. Omi asks Fuji for the guns and she points them at him telling him to go on his way. Everyone besides Fuji heads to the field to start training. Yabushige wants to learn foreign tactics.
John begins to tell them about a great battle - the Siege of Malta but Mariko stops him, confused because he didn’t even fight in the battle himself. John would rather teach them about naval combat. He shows them how to accurately target canons and Yabushige is both surprised and impressed.
Starring
•Hiroyuki Sanada as Lord Yoshii Toranaga •Cosmo Jarvis as John Blackthorne •Anna Sawai as Toda Mariko •Tadanobu Asano as Kashigi Yabushige •Hiroto Kanai as Kashigi Omi •Moeka Hoshi as Usami Fuji •Yasunari Takeshima as Muraji •Yuki Kura as Yoshii Nagakado
Supporting
•Nobuya Shimamoto as Nebara Jozen •Yuka Kouri as Kiku •Emi Kamito as Chiyo •Yutaka Takeuchi as Akechi Jinsai •Yûki Kedôin as Takemaru •Akiko Kobayashi as Setsu
Mar 14, 2024 · What is The Eightfold Fence in Shōgun? Shōgun's Eightfold Fence Officially Sparks Romance. Shōgun's Eightfold Fence Can Be a Double-Edged Sword. The following article contains spoilers for Shōgun Episode 4, "The Eightfold Fence," which premiered Mar. 12 on FX.
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The Eightfold Fence. " The Eightfold Fence " is the fourth episode of the American historical drama television series Shōgun, based on the novel by James Clavell. The episode was written by Nigel Williams and Emily Yoshida, and directed by Frederick E. O. Toye. It was released on Hulu on March 12, 2024, and it also aired on FX on the same day.
Mar 12, 2024 · The Eightfold Fence: Directed by Frederick E.O. Toye. With Hiroyuki Sanada, Cosmo Jarvis, Anna Sawai, Tadanobu Asano. Blackthorne and Mariko test their new alliance as they train Toranaga's gun regiment for war.
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Mar 12, 2024 · The Eightfold Fence Episode 4 of Shogun begins with a message delivered to Omi, Yabushige’s nephew, in Ajiro. Omi is asked to prepare the village for Toranaga’s arrival.
Mar 12, 2024 · War comes to feudal Japan in the Shogun episode titled The Eightfold Fence. And not surprisingly, it's Blackthorne's cannons that deliver the first blow.
