Shōgun (1980)
Shōgun (1980)
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Cast & Crew.
Richard Chamberlain
Pilot-Major John Blackthorne / Anjin-san
Toshirō Mifune
Lord Yoshi Toranaga
Yoko Shimada
Lady Toda Buntaro - Mariko
John Rhys-Davies
Vasco Rodrigues
Alan Badel
Father Dell'Aqua
Frankie Sakai
Yabu
Vladek Sheybal
Captain Ferriera
Yûki Meguro
Omi
Michael Hordern
Friar Domingo
George Innes
Johann Vinck
Damien Thomas
Father Alvito
Hideo Takamatsu
Lord Buntarō
Hiromi Senno
Fujiko
Leon Lissek
Father Sebastio
Nobuo Kaneko
Ishido
Takeshi Ōbayashi
Urano
Hiroshi Hasegawa
Galley Captain
Akira Sera
Old Gardener
Atsuko Sano
Lady Ochiba
Miiko Taka
Kiri
Masumi Okada
Brother Michael
Edward Peel
Pieterzoon
Eric Richard
Maetsukker
Neil McCarthy
Spillbergen
Seiji Miyaguchi
Muraji
Yōsuke Natsuki
Zataki
William Morgan Sheppard
Specz
Shin Takuma
Naga
Ai Matsubara
Rako
John J. Carney
Ginsel
Tōru Abe
Hiromatsu
Orson Welles
Narrator
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Details.
Release DateSeptember 15, 1980
StatusEnded
Seasons1
Episodes5
Filming LocationsJapan
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Wiki.
Shōgun is a 1980 American historical drama television miniseries based on James Clavell's 1975 novel of the same name. The series was produced by Paramount Television and first broadcast in the United States on NBC over five nights between September 15 and September 19, 1980. It was written by Eric Bercovici and directed by Jerry London, and stars Richard Chamberlain, Toshiro Mifune, and Yoko Shimada, with a large supporting cast. Clavell served as executive producer. To date, it is the only American television production to be filmed on-location entirely in Japan, with additional soundstage filming also taking place in Japan at the Toho studio.
The miniseries is loosely based on the adventures of English navigator William Adams, who journeyed to Japan in 1600 and rose to high rank in the service of the shōgun. It follows fictional Englishman John Blackthorne's (Chamberlain) transforming experiences and political intrigues in feudal Japan in the early 17th century.
Shōgun received generally positive reviews from critics and won several accolades, including the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited Series, the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama, and a 1981 Peabody Award. A remake series is set to be broadcast by FX starting in February 2024.