Episode 5: Broken to the Fist

A secret place of pleasures. Host Emily Yoshida and guests break down episode 6 of FX’s Shōgun. Featuring actor Anna Sawai "Mariko," associate producer & writer Caillin Puente, historian Frederik Cryns and director Hiromi Kamata. Discover what it takes to film the series' most i ...  Show more

A fate for every soul. Host Emily Yoshida and guests break down episode 7 of FX’s Shōgun. Featuring executive producer and co-creator Rachel Kondo, actor Hiroyuki Sanada "Toranaga," producer Eriko Miyagawa and composer Leopold Ross. From Toranaga's complicated relationship with ...  Show more

SHOGUN, a brand new series based on the James Clavell novel, dropped its first two episodes on FX and HULU. The series stars HIROYUKI SONADA, COSMO JARVIS, and ANNA SAWAI. After Blackthorne survives a brazen assassination attempt, Toranaga realizes he must ferry his allies out of ...  Show more

SHOGUN, a brand new series based on the James Clavell novel, dropped its first two episodes on FX and HULU. The series stars HIROYUKI SONADA, COSMO JARVIS, and ANNA SAWAI. Blackthorne and Mariko test their new alliance as they train Toranaga's gun regiment for war. Yabushige must ...  Show more

SHŌGUN, a brand new series based on the James Clavell novel, dropped its sixth episode "Ladies of the Willow World" on FX and HULU. The series stars HIROYUKI SONADA, COSMO JARVIS, and ANNA SAWAI. Lady Ochiba returns to Osaka in order to accelerate the Regents' campaign against To ...  Show more

Jo and Rob return to break down the sixth episode of ‘Shogun.’ They discuss the effective use of flashbacks in this episode, the theatrics behind Toranaga’s political maneuvering, and how the show deftly deploys violence. Along the way, they talk about the growing jealousy that r ...  Show more