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Shōgun is an American historical drama television series created by Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks. It is based on the 1975 novel by James Clavell, which was previously adapted into a 1980 miniseries. Its starring Hiroyuki Sanada, Cosmo Jarvis, Anna Sawai, Tadanobu Asano, Takehiro Hira, Tommy Bastow, and Fumi Nikaido. The production features a mostly Japanese cast and the majority of the dialogue is in the Japanese language. In 2024, Shōgun became the first Japanese-language series to win a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series, with its first season winning 18 categories at the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards and 76th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards. It also received four Golden Globe Awards, including Best Television Series - Drama and acting wins for Sanada, Sawai, and Asano. |
Cast | |
Hiroyuki Sanada as Lord Yoshii Toranaga (Tokugawa Ieyasu), a powerful warlord (bushō) and lord of Kantō Cosmo Jarvis as Pilot Major John Blackthorne / "Anjin" (William Adams), a Protestant English maritime pilot who served on a Dutch fleet Anna Sawai as Toda Mariko (Hosokawa Gracia), a Catholic convert who serves as a translator between Toranaga and Blackthorne Tadanobu Asano as Kashigi Yabushige (Honda Masanobu), lord of Izu who serves Toranaga Takehiro Hira as Ishido Kazunari (Ishida Mitsunari): one of the five Regents, Toranaga's chief rival, and ruler of Osaka Castle Tommy Bastow as Father Martin Alvito / "Tsuji" (João Rodrigues Tçuzu): a Portuguese priest and reliable translator Fumi Nikaido as Ochiba no Kata / Ruri (Yodo-dono), daughter of Lord Kuroda Nobuhisa, only consort of the late Taikō, mother of Yaechiyo Néstor Carbonell as Vasco Rodrigues, a Spanish sailor in league with the Portuguese who befriends Blackthorne Tokuma Nishioka as Toda "Iron Fist" Hiromatsu (Hosokawa Fujitaka), Toranaga's most trusted general and close confidant Hiroto Kanai as Kashigi Omi (Honda Masazumi), Yabushige's nephew and the lord of Ajiro Yasunari Takeshima as Tonomoto Akinao / Muraji, Christian fisherman in Ajiro, who can translate for Blackthorne and is secretly a loyal samurai serving Toranaga Moeka Hoshi as Usami Fuji, Hiromatsu's granddaughter and later Blackthorne's consort Yuki Kura as Yoshii Nagakado (Matsudaira Tadayoshi), Toranaga son Ako as Daiyoin / Lady Iyo (Kōdai-in), wife of the late Taikō Hiromoto Ida as Kiyama ukon Sadanaga (Konishi Yukinaga), one of the five Regents Toshi Toda as Sugiyama Josui (Maeda Toshiie), one of the five Regents Takeshi Kurokawa as Ohno Harunobu (Otani Yoshitsugu), one of the five Regents Yuka Kouri as Kiku, a courtesan from Izu, Omi's concubine Hiro Kanagawa as Igarashi Yoshimito, a samurai who serves as Yabushige's general Sen Mars as Nakamura Yaechiyo (Toyotomi Hideyori), the only son and heir of the Taikō Yuki Kedoin as Takemaru, a young samurai serving Yabushige Nobuya Shimamoto as Nebara Jozen, Ishido's loyal retainer and an old friend of Yabushige Yutaka Takeuchi as Akechi Jinsai (Akechi Mitsuhide), Mariko's father Shinnosuke Abe as Toda "Buntaro" Hirokatsu (Hosokawa Tadaoki), Hiromatsu's son, Mariko's husband, a samurai serving Toranaga Louis Ferreira as Ferreira, the Portuguese captain-general of the Black Ship Paulino Nunes as Father Visitor Carlo Dell'Acqua, (Alessandro Valignano) a senior Italian priest, the highest-ranking representative of the Catholic Church in Japan Yoriko Dōguchi as Kiri no Kata (Lady Acha), Toranaga's wife Mako Fujimoto as Shizu no Kata, Toranaga's younger, pregnant consort Yuua Yamanaka as Toda Ryûji (Hosokawa Tadatoshi), Mariko and Buntaro's son Eisuke Sasai as Lord Ito, an influential warlord and Noh performer who is invited to join the council of five Regents Yuko Miyamoto as Gin, the madam of the Ajiro teahouse Eita Okuno as Saeki Nobutatsu (Matsudaira Iemoto), Toranaga's half-brother and a powerful warlord Ned Dennehy as the Captain-General, the Dutch captain of the Erasmus Yuki Takao as Usami Tadayoshi, Fuji's husband and a samurai serving Toranaga Dakota Daulby as Salamon, a surviving crew member of the Erasmus who Blackthorne later encounters living in the slums of Edo Joaquim de Almeida as Father Domingo, a Franciscan friar who befriended and lectured Blackthorne about Japanese politics Yukijiro Hotaru as Nakamura Hidetoshi, later the Taikō (Toyotomi Hideyoshi): The retired Kampaku who appointed a council of five regents to succeed him until his heir comes of age Junichi Tajiri as Uejiro, an elderly gardener at Blackthorne's estate in Ajiro Eijiro Ozaki as Lord Kuroda Nobuhisa (Oda Nobunaga), the former daimyo, Ochiba's father Takaaki Hirakawa as Mizoguchi, a warlord who was defeated during Toranaga's first battle in 1554 Yoshi Amao as Sera, a samurai general based in Edo and one of Toranaga's vassals, who refuses to submit to the Regents Hitoshi Masaki as Tomono, a samurai general based in Edo and one of Toranaga's vassals, who refuses to submit to the Regents Haruka Igarashi as Rin (Lady Gō), Toranaga's daughter-in-law, Ochiba's younger sister who lives in Edo |
Awards | ||
2024 1st Gotham TV Awards | ||
Breakthrough Limited Series | Shogun | Nominated |
Outstanding Performance in a Limited Series | Hiroyuki Sanada | Nominated |
Outstanding Performance in a Limited Series | Anna Sawai | Nominated |
2024 40th Television Critics Association Awards | ||
Program of the Year | Shogun | Won |
Outstanding Achievement in Drama | Shogun | Won |
Outstanding New Program | Shogun | Won |
Individual Achievement in Drama | Hiroyuki Sanada | Nominated |
Individual Achievement in Drama | Anna Sawai | Won |
2024 4th Set Decorators Society of America Awards | ||
Best Achievement in Décor/Design of a One Hour Period Series | Lisa Lancaster, Jonathan Lancaster, Helen Jarvis | Nominated |
2024 76th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | ||
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Néstor Carbonell (for "Anjin") | Won |
Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series | Laura Schiff, Carrie Audino, Kei Kawamura, Maureen Webb, and Colleen Bolton | Won |
Outstanding Cinematography for a Series (One Hour) | Christopher Ross (for "Anjin") | Nominated |
Outstanding Cinematography for a Series (One Hour) | Sam McCurdy (for "Crimson Sky") | Won |
Outstanding Period Costumes for a Series | Carlos Rosario, Carole Griffin, Kristen Bond, Kenichi Tanaka, and Paula Plachy (for "Ladies of the Willow World") | Won |
Outstanding Period and/or Character Hairstyling | Sanna Kaarina Seppanen, Mariah Crawley, Madison Gillespie, Nakry Keo, and Janis Bekkering (for "A Stick of Time") | Won |
Outstanding Main Title Design | Nadia Tzuo, Mike Zeng, Alex Silver, Lee Buckley, Ilya Tselyutin, and Evan Larimore | Won |
Outstanding Period or Fantasy/Sci-Fi Makeup (Non-Prosthetic) | Rebecca Lee, Krystal Devlin, Amber Trudeau, Andrea Alcala, Leslie Graham, Krista Hann, Mike Fields, and Emily Walsh (for "The Abyss of Life") | Won |
Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup | Toby Lindala, Bree-Anna Lehto, and Suzie Klimack (for "A Dream of a Dream") | Won |
Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score) | Atticus Ross, Leopold Ross, and Nick Chuba (for "Servants of Two Masters") | Nominated |
Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music | Atticus Ross, Leopold Ross, and Nick Chuba | Nominated |
Outstanding Picture Editing for a Drama Series | Maria Gonzales and Aika Miyake (for "A Dream of a Dream") | Won |
Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Period or Fantasy Program (One Hour or More) | Helen Jarvis, Chris Beach, Lisa Lancaster, and Jonathan Lancaster (for "Anjin") | Won |
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One-Hour) | Brian J Armstrong, Benjamin Cook, James Gallivan, John Creed, Ayako Yamauchi, Mark Hailstone, Ken Cain, Melissa Muik, Matt Salib, and Sanaa Kelley (for "Broken to the Fist") | Won |
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One-Hour) | Steve Pederson, Greg P. Russell, Michael Williamson, Takashi Akaku, and Arno Stephanian (for "Broken to the Fist") | Won |
Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Season or a Movie | Michael Cliett, Melody Mead, Jed Glassford, Cameron Waldbauer, Philip Engström, Chelsea Mirus, Ed Bruce, Nicholas Murphy, and Kyle Rottman | Won |
Outstanding Stunt Performance | Hiroo Minami, Nobuyuki Obikane, Martin Cochingco, and Johnson Phan (for "The Eightfold Fence") | Won |
2024 76th Primetime Emmy Awards | ||
Outstanding Drama Series | Justin Marks, Michaela Clavell, Edward L. McDonnell, Michael De Luca, Rachel Kondo, Shannon Goss, Jamie Vega Wheeler, Hiroyuki Sanada, Eriko Miyagawa, Erin Smith, and Matt Lambert | Won |
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Hiroyuki Sanada (for "The Abyss of Life") | Won |
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Anna Sawai (for "Crimson Sky") | Won |
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Tadanobu Asano (for "Anjin") | Nominated |
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Takehiro Hira (for "Crimson Sky") | Nominated |
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | Frederick E. O. Toye (for "Crimson Sky") | Won |
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks (for "Anjin") | Nominated |
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | Rachel Kondo and Caillin Puente (for "Crimson Sky") | Nominated |
2024 Hawaii International Film Festival | ||
Halekulani Golden Maile Career Achievement Award | Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks | Won |
2024 Asia Society Game Changer Awards | ||
Game Changer Award | Shōgun | Won |
2024 15th Hollywood Music in Media Awards | ||
Game Changer Award | Atticus Ross, Leopold Ross & Nick Chuba | Won |
2024 4th Astra TV Awards | ||
Best Streaming Drama Series | Shōgun | Won |
Best Actor in a Streaming Drama Series | Cosmo Jarvis | Nominated |
Best Actor in a Streaming Drama Series | Hiroyuki Sanada | Won |
Best Actress in a Streaming Drama Series | Anna Sawai | Won |
Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Yuko Miyamoto | Nominated |
Best Directing in a Streaming Drama Series | Jonathan van Tulleken (for "Anjin") | Nominated |
Best Writing in a Streaming Drama Series | Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks (for "Anjin") | Nominated |
2025 82nd Golden Globe Awards | ||
Best Television Series - Drama | Shōgun | Won |
Best Actor in a Television Series - Drama | Hiroyuki Sanada | Won |
Best Actress in a Television Series - Drama | Anna Sawai | Won |
Best Supporting Actor - Series, Miniseries or Television Film | Tadanobu Asano | Won |
2025 30th Critics' Choice Awards | ||
Best Drama Series | Shōgun | Won |
Best Actor in a Drama Series | Hiroyuki Sanada | Won |
Best Actress in a Drama Series | Anna Sawai | Nominated |
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Tadanobu Asano | Won |
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Takahiro Hira | Nominated |
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Moeka Hoshi | Won |
2025 75th American Cinema Editors Awards | ||
Best Edited Drama Series | Maria Gonzalez and Aika Miyake (for "A Dream of a Dream") | Won |
2025 29th Satellite Awards | ||
Best Drama Series | Shōgun | Nominated |
Best Actor in a Drama or Genre Series | Hiroyuki Sanada | Won |
Best Actress in a Drama or Genre Series | Anna Sawai | Nominated |
Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries & Limited Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television | Tadanobu Asano | Nominated |
Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries & Limited Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television | Moeka Hoshi | Nominated |
2025 British Society of Cinematographers Awards | ||
Best Cinematography in a Television Drama (International/Streaming) | Christopher Ross (for "Anjin") | Nominated |
Best Cinematography in a Television Drama (International/Streaming) | Sam McCurdy (for "Crimson Sky") | Nominated |
2025 67th Grammy Awards | ||
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media | Atticus Ross, Leopold Ross & Nick Chuba | Nominated |
2025 52nd Saturn Awards | ||
Best Adventure Television Series | Shōgun | Nominated |
2025 27th Costume Designers Guild Awards | ||
Excellence in Period Television | Caros Rosario (for "Ladies of the Willow World") | Won |
Excellence in Costume Illustration | James Holland (1 of 2) | Won |
Excellence in Costume Illustration | James Holland (2 of 2) | Nominated |
2025 23rd Visual Effects Society Awards | ||
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode | Michael Cliett, Melody Mead, Philip Engström, Ed Bruce, and Cameron Waldbauer (for "Anjin") | Won |
Outstanding Created Environment in an Episode, Commercial, Game Cinematic or Real-Time Project | Manuel Martinez, Phil Hannigan, Keith Malone, and Francesco Corvino (for Osaka) | Won |
Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Episode, Commercial, Game Cinematic or Real-Time Project | Dominic Tiedeken, Heinrich Löwe, Charles Guerton, and Timmy Lundin (for "Broken to the Fist" – "Landslide") | Won |
Outstanding CompoOutstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Pilot and First Season Drama siting and Lighting in an Episode | Benjamin Bernon, Douglas Roshamn, Victor Kirsch, and Charlie Raud (for "Broken to the Fist" – "Landslide") | Nominated |
2025 40th Artios Awards | ||
Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Television Pilot and First Season Drama | Laura Schiff, Carrie Audino, Chelsea Egozi, and Kei Kawamura | Won |
2025 6th Society of Composers & Lyricists | ||
Outstanding Original Score for a Television Production | Atticus Ross, Leopold Ross, and Nick Chuba | Won |
Outstanding Original Title Sequence for a Television Production | Atticus Ross, Leopold Ross, and Nick Chuba | Nominated |
2025 40th Independent Spirit Awards | ||
Best New Scripted Series | Rachel Kondo, Justin Marks, Edward L. McDonnell, Michael De Luca, Michaela Clavell, Shannon Goss, Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich, and Jamie Vega Wheeler | Won |
Best Lead Performance in a New Scripted Series | Hiroyuki Sanada | Nominated |
Best Lead Performance in a New Scripted Series | Anna Sawai | Nominated |
Best Supporting Performance in a New Scripted Series | Tadanobu Asano | Nominated |
Best Supporting Performance in a New Scripted Series | Moeka Hoshi | Nominated |
2025 61st Cinema Audio Society Awards | ||
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Series - One Hour | Michael Williamson, Steve Pederson, Greg P. Russell, Takashi Akaku, and Arno Stephanian (for "Broken to the Fist") | Won |
2025 72nd Golden Reel Awards | ||
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Broadcast Long Form Dialogue and ADR | Brian J. Armstrong, Damon Cohoon, John Creed, and Ayako Yamauchi (for "Ladies of the Willow World") | Won |
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Broadcast Long Form Effects and Foley | Brian J. Armstrong, Benjamin L. Cook, James Gallivan, Mark Hailstone, Ken Cain, Sanaa Kelley, and Matt Salib (for "Broken to the Fist") | Nominated |
2025 31st Screen Actors Guild Awards | ||
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series | Tadanobu Asano | Nominated |
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series | Hiroyuki Sanada | Won |
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series | Anna Sawai | Won |
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Shinnosuke Abe, Tadanobu Asano, Tommy Bastow, Takehiro Hira, Moeka Hoshi, Hiromoto Ida, Cosmo Jarvis, Hiroto Kanai, Yuki Kura, Takeshi Kurokawa, Fumi Nikaido, Tokuma Nishioka, Hiroyuki Sanada, and Anna Sawai | Won |
Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series | Shōgun | Won |
2025 26th British Academy Television Craft Awards | ||
Best Photography and Lighting: Fiction | Christopher Ross | Won |
2025 Peabody Awards | ||
Entertainment | FX Productions | Won |
2025 British Academy Television Awards | ||
Best International Programme | Justin Marks, Rachel Kondo, Michaela Clavell, Jonathan van Tulleken, Eriko Miyagawa, and Hiroyuki Sanada | Pending |
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