Shogun
Shogun Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.0 |
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About
"A patient epic of culture clash and power"
An English ship pilot is shipwrecked on the coast of feudal Japan and thrust into a deadly web of samurai politics, alliances, and honor he barely understands. Based on James Clavell's novel, this early-80s miniseries unfolds at a deliberate, novelistic pace, lingering on culture clash, court intrigue, and a slow-burn romance. It carries itself with old-fashioned sweep and genuine curiosity about a world it doesn't rush to explain, rewarding patience with a richly detailed, immersive sense of time and place rarely attempted since.
the immersive, detailed recreation of feudal Japan's political intrigue and clashing worldviews.
you want fast pacing rather than a slow, novelistic unfolding of events.
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All Seasons
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Episode #1.1 | 7.9 | 415 | 90 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | Episode #1.2 | 7.9 | 371 | 132 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | Episode #1.3 | 8.0 | 344 | 134 min | |
| ▶ | 4 | Episode #1.4 | 7.9 | 334 | 90 min | |
| ▶ | 5 | Episode #1.5 | 8.0 | 324 | 138 min |