Kashigi Yabushige

In the Shogun series finale, the clash between Toranaga and Ishido concludes in unexpected fashion as Blackthorne attempts to make sense of his new world.

In the Shogun series finale, the clash between Toranaga and Ishido comes to a close as a grieving Blackthorne seeks to avenge the death of his beloved Mariko.

As Blackthorne and Yabushige arrive in Osaka, Toranaga’s plan to overcome his rivals begins to take shape. But only Mariko is aware that her lord has not yet given up.

With Shogun, can FX and Hulu separate the show from the tired, formulaic white savior trope, or will we get more of The Last Samurai? We investigate.

As Toranaga and his men mourn Nagakado and prepare to meet their own fates in Osaka, Blackthorne faces a difficult decision: Should he remain loyal or save his own skin?

As Toranaga and his men mourn Nagakado and prepare to meet their own fates in Osaka, Blackthorne faces a difficult decision: Should he remain loyal or save his own skin?

Things turn mighty bleak in the seventh episode of Shogun. After being betrayed by his half-brother, Toranaga feels that he’s run out of options.

It’s a tale of two birds as Toranaga’s falcon and Blackthorne’s rotting pheasant bookend an episode of Shogun that may be the series’ finest to date.

In the aftermath of Nagakado’s attack on Ishido’s men, the peasants of Ajiro and the Council of Regents prepare for a devastating civil war.

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.