Hulu and Disney+’s new series—Shōgun Season 1—is based on the best-selling novel of the same name by James Clavell.The story is set in feudal Japan and depicts the collision between two ambitious men from different worlds and a mysterious female samurai: John Blackthorne, an adventurous British sailor who was shipwrecked and ended up in Japan.The unfamiliar culture that will eventually reshape him; Toranaga, a shrewd and powerful daimyo who is on a collision course with his dangerous political rival; Lady Mariko, a woman with valuable skills but shady family connections who must prove her worthand loyalty.
The story is set in the 17th century. It depicts the Sengoku period's strongest military commander Toranaga Yoshii being surrounded by enemies. The production is handled by FX Production.In addition to Hiroyuki Sanada as Tonagashi, Cosmo Jarvis plays the British navigator John Blackthorn/Ankin, and Anna Sawai plays Mariko Toda,Tadanobu AsanoPlayed as Yabe Kashiwagi.
The original work is by James Clavell Tokugawa Ieyasu, Ishida Mitsunari and other historical figures inspired by the novel -Shōgun Season 1--.In 1980, the show was made into a TV series in the United States, which received high ratings and set off a craze in Japan, known as the “Shōgun Season 1phenomenon”.Original by Yoko Shimada, Toshiro Mifune, starring Richard Chamberlain, it was re-edited into a movie - Shogun - released in Japan.
