Shogun is an FX original mini-series set in 17th Century Japan. Shogun follows John Blackthorne, who becomes a samurai warrior but is unknowingly a pawn in Yoshii Toranaga's plan to become Shogun.

He explains why samurai employed different types of spears in battle in "Shogun." He breaks down the differences between samurai and ninja fighting techniques in "The Last Samurai," starring Tom ...

Here is a list of all the awards won by Hiroyuki Sanada: Hiroyuki Sanada’s most recent role as Lord Yoshii Toranaga in the ...

The hit FX samurai series earlier cleaned up as the first non-English-language show to win best drama competition at the 2024 Emmys. Shogun is based on author James Clavell’s 1975 novel of the ...

Japan erupted with joy Monday as the samurai series “Shogun” won a record 18 Emmys for its first season. It took home prizes including Outstanding Drama Series, as star and co-producer ...

When a daimyo died, these warriors became "ronin," masterless samurai. After Tokugawa Ieyasu became shogun in 1603, samurai military services were no longer required, and many ronin wandered the ...

Sanada, who was also an executive producer of “Shogun,” recalled that he even corrected the hand positions of extras playing samurai when they bowed. He was determined to “introduce Japanese ...