Series from 1980
| Duration: | 5760 min |
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From best-selling author James Clavell comes the sweeping award-winning story of love and war, set against the spectacular background of feudal Japan …
Set in early 17th-century Japan, shipwrecked English navigator John Blackthorne finds intrigue and culture shock in a feudal society.
Lord Toronaga names Blackthorne 'Anjin-san'. Mariko teaches Anjin-san of the Japanese language and customs.
Toronaga continues to build his army for a battle with Ishido. Mariko's husband Buntaro, arrives in Anjiro.
Toronaga makes Blackthorne his aide and appoints him samurai.
Toronaga builds his army for a confrontation with his chief rival.
After defeating Lord Ishido, Toronaga becomes shogun. Mariko is killed in the final battle.