#shogun 2024

[dailyflicks]

ANNA SAWAI as TODA MARIKO SHŌGUN — 1x09: "Crimson Sky" (2024)

[ariadnethedragon]

Blackthorne x Mariko

SHŌGUN (2024)

[jynjackets]

Shōgun makes Emmy history

[lafiametta]

The fact that Blackthorne turned out to be a total red herring may be my favorite way that Shōgun subverted expectations.

Because the show followed his journey, we assumed he would have some greater importance as part of Toranaga's eventual victory. Maybe he would have come to the rescue, heroically using his ship and the guns to attack Osaka castle, giving him prime of place as an ally and as a vital part of Toranaga's plan.

In the end, though, Toranaga had Blackthorne's ship destroyed — and was prepared to destroy any others he might build. Blackthorne himself turned out to be a funny foreign distraction, unimportant to the cause beyond just making headaches for Toranaga's enemies, kept around simply because he made Toranaga laugh.

[redsamuraiii]

Me, watching Feudal Japan genre resurgence in Hollywood:

[lousolversons]

Hiroyuki Sanada as Lord Yoshii Toranaga in Shōgun (2024)

[beatrixacs]

Catholic tragedy in three parts - by FX Shogun 😂

[ihavemanyhusbands]

Shōgun BTS photos via Anna Sawai, Tokuma Nishioka, and Moeka Hoshi’s instagrams // @annasawai @moekappa382 @tokuma_nishioka 🤍

[yuanzhous]

Give the guns to Fuji-sama.

[eastern-lights]

Yeah the political intrigue is amazing, the cinematography is excellent and putting Hiroyuki Sanada in the general vicinity of a sword is always bound to result in epicness, but have you seen the scene where Toranaga tricks his resident filthy European into finally taking a bath by asking him to show him how to dive into the sea like 6 times?

Comedy gold.

[theblindninja]

Hiroyuki Sanada as Lord Toranaga in Shogun

[colleendoran]

Small World Department.

A 1980's era photo of me and actor Sanada Hiroyuki. He's currently starring in Shogun. Back then he was playing Huck Finn in Big River.

[ariadnethedragon]

SHŌGUN (2024)

Chapter 9: Crimson Sky

[sp00ky9]

"if I could use words / like scattering flowers and falling leaves / what a bonfire my poems would make"

"what a bonfire she made"

any shogun watchers out there???

[lafiametta]

Blackthorne really needs to stick to the things he does best, like piloting ships and saving Toranaga's life, as opposed to things he's terrible at, like food preparation and hosting dinner parties.

[redsamuraiii]

Lady Ochiba Costume Design by Carlos Rosario

Lady Ochiba was all about power and wealth. The number of layers, her cotton tabis and her luxurious fabrics determined her higher rank.