The essential episodes of Shōgun
Watch these 10 in order and you've got Shōgun — each pick states its reason.
- 01
Destinies converge in Japan after a barbarian ship washes ashore in a poor fishing village.
- 02
Blackthorne's arrival in Osaka stirs up a hornet's nest of rivalries.
- 03
After Blackthorne survives a brazen assassination attempt, Toranaga realizes he must ferry his allies out of Osaka or risk certain defeat.
- 04
Blackthorne and Mariko test their new alliance as they train Toranaga's gun regiment for war.
- 05
Blackthorne and Mariko struggle to contain the secret that could get them both killed.
- 06
Lady Ochiba returns to Osaka in order to accelerate the Regents' campaign against Toranaga.
- 07
Outplayed by new alliances in Osaka, Toranaga is forced to carve out a new deal with a long lost family member.
- 08
Toranaga's defeated clan moves to Edo and awaits their fate.
- 09
Mariko arrives in Osaka for the fight of her life. Blackthorne and Yabushige scramble to save their own heads as their options dwindle.
- 10
In the wake of a tragic death, Blackthorne finally considers the true nature of Toranaga's plan.
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