Shōgun
Anjin
Season 1, Episode 1 · Aired 2024-02-27
Synopsis
Destinies converge in Japan after a barbarian ship washes ashore in a poor fishing village.
Pilot desk note
From the desk: Shōgun opens its catalog run with “Anjin” (2024-02-27). Global-minded prestige that still felt like an event. Awards domination and the 'will there be more?' hunger.
In the series
This episode is part of Shōgun (2024) on FX/Hulu.
Epic adaptation done with patience and craft — a rare consensus hit.
Key cast
- Hiroyuki Sanada as Lord Yoshii Toranaga
- Cosmo Jarvis as John Blackthorne
- Anna Sawai as Toda Mariko
- Tadanobu Asano as Kashigi Yabushige
- Takehiro Hira as Ishido Kazunari
- Tommy Bastow as Father Martin Alvito