X

Join or Sign In

Sign in to customize your TV listings

Continue with Facebook Continue with email

By joining TV Guide, you agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy.

Shogun

  • Watchlist
  • 1980-1980
  • 1 Season
  • NBC
  • Action & Adventure, Drama, Documentary
  • TV-MA
  • Watchlist

Pilot-Major John Blackthorne (Richard Chamberlain), an English ship pilot, whose vessel wrecked upon the Japanese coast in the early seventeenth century is forced to deal with the two most powerful men in Japan in these days. He is thrown in the midst of a war between Lord Yoshi Toranaga (Toshirô Mifune) and Ishido (Nobuo Kaneko), who struggle for the title of "Shogun", which will give ultimate power to the one who possesses it.

Loading. Please wait...

Content not available in your region? ExpressVPN can help you stay connected wherever you are. Get 4 extra months FREE with TV Guide's exclusive offer.

Cast & Crew See All

Richard Chamberlain
Anjin-san
Toshirô Mifune
Lord Yoshi Toranaga
Yôko Shimada
Lady Toda Buntaro - Mariko

Season 1 Episode Guide See All

Episode 1

Episode #1.1

Mon, Sep 15, 198090 mins

Set in early 17th-century Japan, shipwrecked English navigator John Blackthorne finds intrigue and culture shock in a feudal society that puts a premium on honor. A rival Lord sentences Blackthorne to death.

Where to Watch
Shogun, Season 1 Episode 1 image

Featured Video

Shogun
Shogun
0:31
Watch Now

0:31 Shogun

Trailers & Videos See All

Shogun
0:31

Awards

  • 1981 - Golden Globe - Best Television Series - Drama - winner
  • 1981 - Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama - winner
  • 1981 - Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama - winner
  • 1981 - Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Special - nominated

You May Also Like See All

The Office
Homicide: Life on the Street
The Staircase
The Sopranos

Latest News See All

Critic's Guide to Monday TV: The New Normal, Crimson Petal, Katie Joins Daytime

My Two Dads was never like this. Which is partly the point of NBC's The New Normal, a biting yet sweet-at-heart sitcom that bucks current network comedy trends by actually being about something — in this case, a hot-button social issue so polarizing to some that at least one affiliate (in Salt Lake City) opted not to air the ...

Mon, Sep 10, 2012
Critic's Guide to Monday TV: The New Normal, Crimson Petal, Katie Joins Daytime

Roush Review: Pillars Revives the Old-Fashioned Epic

They really don't make them like this anymore. And we're not talking about 12th-century Gothic cathedrals. The Pillars of the Earth, a sprawling historical melodrama based on Ken Follett's mammoth bestseller, conjures nostalgic memories of the days of yore, way back in the 20th century, when networks devoted entire weeks to "event" miniseries like Shogun, The Winds of War, The Thorn Birds, Lonesome Dove, to name a memorable few—although in this case, North and South is the best comparison...

Thu, Jul 22, 2010
Roush Review: Pillars Revives the Old-Fashioned Epic