Hiroyuki Sanada
Lord Yoshii Toranaga
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- 1. Anjin Feb 27, 2024
- Destinies converge in Japan after a barbarian ship washes ashore in a poor fishing village.
- 2. Servants of Two Masters Feb 27, 2024
- Blackthorne's arrival in Osaka stirs up a hornet's nest of rivalries; Mariko is trapped.
- 3. Tomorrow Is Tomorrow Mar 5, 2024
- Blackthorne survives a brazen assassination attempt; Toranaga must ferry his allies out of Osaka.
Shinto-Buddhist. Born. 1564, England. Died. c. 1620, Japan. Pilot major John Blackthorne, also known as Anjin (按針, lit. "Pilot", "Steuermann"), is the protagonist of James Clavell 's 1975 novel Shōgun. The character is loosely based on the life of the 17th-century English navigator William Adams, who was the first Englishman to visit Japan.
- 1564, England
- Richard Chamberlain
- c. 1620, Japan
Feb 27, 2024 · ‘Shōgun’ is a series best digested scene by scene, trusting that the seeds planted in premiere episode “Anjin” will blossom in due time.
- Jesse Raub
- Contributor
Feb 27, 2024 · Anjin: Directed by Jonathan van Tulleken. With Hiroyuki Sanada, Cosmo Jarvis, Anna Sawai, Tadanobu Asano. Destinies converge in Japan after a barbarian ship washes ashore in a poor fishing village.
- Jonathan van Tulleken
- 2023
- Adventure, Drama, History
- Ronan Bennett, James Clavell, Shannon Goss
Episode 1 - Anjin. A barbarian ship washes ashore. Host Emily Yoshida and guests break down episode 1 of FX’s Shōgun. Featuring showrunner Justin Marks, actor Hiroyuki Sanada "Toranaga," historian Frederik Cryns, and costume designer Carlos Rosario.
Feb 7, 2024 · The original Shōgun, a five-part miniseries based on James Clavell’s best-selling 1975 doorstop, ... So Blackthorne, rechristened Anjin (the Japanese word for pilot), is transported to Osaka ...
- Judy Berman
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Mar 19, 2024 · Shogun. 1600 Japan was a place riven with tension and the guarantee of violence. With the death of the ruling taikō, and his heir too young to take over, five regional warlords known as daimyo ...
Mar 24, 2024 · His story has inspired a bestselling novel – James Clavell’s classic 1975 work Shōgun, ... Adams would eventually be known in his adopted home as Miura Anjin – combining the name of the ...
