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An English navigator becomes both a player and pawn in complex political games in feudal Japan.
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- verified Status: Ended
- person By: James Clavell
- calendar_month Release Date: 1980-09-15
- update Lastly Aired: 1980-09-19
- video_camera_front Companies TOHO, Jardine Matheson, TV Asahi Holdings Corporation, Paramount Television
- list_alt Seasons & Episodes: 1 Seasons, 5 Episodes
- timer Episode Runtime: N/A Mins/Episode
- star Rating: 7.7 / 10
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Richard Chamberlain
Pilot-Major John Blackthorne / Anjin-san

Toshirō Mifune
Lord Yoshi Toranaga

Yoko 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

Ian Jentle
Salamon

Stewart MacKenzie
Croocq

Hyōe Enoki
Jirobei

Steve Ubels
Roper

Yuko Kada
Sazuko

Yumiko Morishita
Asa

Masashi Ebara
Suga

Yoshie Kitsuda
Kyoko / Gyoko

Midori Takei
Sono

Rinichi Yamamoto
Yoshinaka

Setsuko Sekine
Genjiko
groups Crew

Eric Bercovici
Producer

James Clavell
Executive Producer

James Clavell
Novel

Joseph R. Jennings
Production Design

Tom Pedigo
Set Decoration

Maurice Jarre
Original Music Composer

Shin Nishida
Costume Design

Frank Cardea
Production Executive

Maurice Jarre
Conductor

Andrew Laszlo
Director of Photography

Ben Chapman
Associate Producer
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John Blackthorne, an English ship pilot, whose vessel wrecked upon the Japanese coast in the early 17th century is forced to deal with the two most po ...
5 Episode(s)
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