Shōgun (1980)
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Cast & Crew.
Richard Chamberlain
Pilot-Major John Blackthorne / Anjin-san
Toshirō Mifune
Lord Yoshi Toranaga
Yōko Shimada
Lady Toda Buntaro - Mariko
John Rhys-Davies
Vasco Rodrigues
Damien Thomas
Father Alvito
Frankie Sakai
Yabu
Yūki Meguro
Omi
Hiromi Senno
Fujiko
Alan Badel
Father Dell'Aqua
Miiko Taka
Kiri
Vladek Sheybal
Captain Ferriera
Nobuo Kaneko
Ishido
Hideo Takamatsu
Lord Buntarō
Michael Hordern
Friar Domingo
George Innes
Johann Vinck
Leon Lissek
Father Sebastio
Takeshi Ōbayashi
Urano
Hiroshi Hasegawa
Galley Captain
Akira Sera
Old Gardener
Atsuko Sano
Lady Ochiba
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
James Clavell
Creator / Executive Producer / Novel
Eric Bercovici
Producer / Writer
Joseph R. Jennings
Production Design
Tom Pedigo
Set Decoration
Maurice Jarre
Original Music Composer / Conductor / Conductor / Original Music Composer
Shin Nishida
Costume Design
Frank Cardea
Production Executive
Andrew Laszlo
Director of Photography
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 15, 1980
StatusEnded
Seasons1
Episodes5
Content RatingTV-14
Filming LocationsJapan
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This TV Show Is About.
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Shōgun is a 1980 American historical drama 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 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.
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 John Blackthorne's (Chamberlain) 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 second series was produced by FX and released on FX on Hulu in 2024.