

"A nation of violence, Samurai warriors ... and forbidden love."
An English navigator becomes both a player and pawn in complex political games in feudal Japan.
Pilot-Major John Blackthorne / Anjin-san

Lord Yoshi Toranaga

Lady Toda Buntaro - Mariko

Vasco Rodrigues

Father Alvito

Yabu

Omi

Fujiko

Father Dell'Aqua

Kiri

Captain Ferriera

Ishido

Lord Buntarō

Friar Domingo

Johann Vinck

Father Sebastio

Urano

Galley Captain
Old Gardener
Lady Ochiba
Brother Michael

Pieterzoon

Maetsukker

Spillbergen

Muraji

Zataki

Specz

Naga

Rako

Ginsel
Hiromatsu

Narrator

Salamon
Croocq
Jirobei

Roper
Sazuko
Asa
Suga

Kyoko / Gyoko

Sono

Yoshinaka

Genjiko