Shōgun is set in Japan in the year 1600 at the dawn of a century-defining civil war. Lord Yoshii Toranaga is fighting for his life as his enemies on the Council of Regents unite against him, when a mysterious European ship is found marooned in a nearby fishing village.
E1
Destinies converge in Japan after a barbarian ship washes ashore in a poor fishing village.
E2
Blackthorne's arrival in Osaka stirs up a hornet's nest of rivalries.
E3
After Blackthorne survives a brazen assassination attempt, Toranaga realizes he must ferry his allies out of Osaka or risk certain defeat.
E4
Blackthorne and Mariko test their new alliance as they train Toranaga's gun regiment for war.
E5
Blackthorne and Mariko struggle to contain the secret that could get them both killed.
E6
Lady Ochiba returns to Osaka in order to accelerate the Regents' campaign against Toranaga.
E7
Outplayed by new alliances in Osaka, Toranaga is forced to carve out a new deal with a long lost family member.
E8
Toranaga's defeated clan moves to Edo and awaits their fate.
E9
Mariko arrives in Osaka for the fight of her life. Blackthorne and Yabushige scramble to save their own heads as their options dwindle.
E10
In the wake of a tragic death, Blackthorne finally considers the true nature of Toranaga's plan.