"Shogun" starts with the arrival of Pilot Major John Blackthorne (Cosmo Jarvis) in turn-of-the-17th-century feudal Japan. Five regents rule Japan in the stead of Nakamura Yaechiyo (Sen Mars), heir ...

Shogun has been especially praised - in Japan as well as the U.S. ... detail of its world-building, taking viewers into an alluring and reasonably convincing version of 17th century feudal Japan. ...

Sanada is serving dual roles in the latest production of the historical epic set in feudal Japan. He is starring in and also serving as a producer on "Shogun," which offers him more control of the ...

If you're wondering how to watch it and if it's worth watching (spoiler: it definitely is based on our 10/10 Shogun review ... have crafted a version of feudal Japan filled with visual splendor ...

After the show’s breakout success, FX, Hulu and the estate of author James Clavell (whose novel is the source material for ...

That is not to say that Nijo lacked in protective properties entirely. Decades of war had instilled in Tokugawa Ieyasu a deep ...

10 Classic Samurai Movies to Watch While You Wait for ‘Shogun’ Season 2 Veteran Japanese producer and Tokyo Film Festival programmer Shozo Ichiyama selects his all-time favorite samurai films ...

Gallons of blood and plenty of thematic thunder distinguish Kazuya Shiraishi’s energetic action film set during the Boshin ...

“Shogun," the FX series about power struggles in feudal Japan, won best drama series, Hiroyuki Sanada won best actor in a drama, and Anna Sawai won best actress. Sanada was the first Japanese ...

It may be impossible to slow the roll of “Shogun.” With its 14 wins at the precursor Creative Arts Emmy Awards last weekend, the FX series about lordly politicking in feudal Japan has already ...

Luckily for fans turned on by Shogun to the cunning machinations of feudal Japanese lords, swordsmen, concubines and ladies in waiting, the well of samurai storytelling that inspired Shogun and ...