An English navigator becomes both a player and pawn in complex political games in feudal Japan.
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the vibe
Shōgun Vibe
What it feels like
measureddarkintenselayeredlight-touchepicearneststylizedtense
What it's about
pacing
tone
texture
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Mini-Series1980–1980
Shōgun
Created by James Clavell
An Emmy-winning action & adventure drama series created by James Clavell. Winner of Limited Series.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 69%
of all TV shows · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
7.7/10
240 ratings
About Shōgun
- Pacing
- Measured (4 of 9)
- Tone
- Dark (2 of 9)
- Intensity
- Intense (7 of 9)
- Complexity
- Layered (6 of 9)
- Humor
- Light-touch (4 of 9)
- Scale
- Epic (9 of 9)
- Spirit
- Earnest (5 of 9)
- Texture
- Stylized, Tense
- Story Tags
- survival of spirit, ambition hubris, fate destiny, early modern, historical event, politics, japan, strangers forced together, rivals, battlefield combat, military thriller, outsider misfit, reluctant hero, fish out of water, conspiracy, season arc