1 Season
5 Episode
Shōgun - Season 0
A nation of violence, Samurai warriors ... and forbidden love.
Shōgun is a 1980 American historical drama television miniseries based on James Clavell's 1975 novel of the same name. The miniseries is loosely based on the adventures of English navigator William Adams, who journeyed to Japan in 1600 and rose to high rank in the service of the shōgun. It follows fictional Englishman John Blackthorne's (Chamberlain) transforming experiences and political intrigues in feudal Japan in the early 17th century.
- Year: 1980
- Country: Hong Kong, Japan, United States of America
- Genre: Action & Adventure, Drama, War & Politics
- Studio: NBC
- Keyword: japan, asia, samurai, miniseries, period drama, sengoku period, 17th century
- Director: James Clavell
- Cast: Richard Chamberlain, Toshirō Mifune, Yoko Shimada, John Rhys-Davies, Alan Badel, Frankie Sakai