: one of a line of military governors ruling Japan until the revolution of 1867–68
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Ishido, under the belief that the young heir to the shogun title and his mother, Ochiba-no-kata (Fumi Nikaido), are on his side, thinks his win will be quick and easy so long as the heir’s banners fly alongside his own.
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Yasmeen Hamadeh, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2024
There’s Lord Yoshi Toranaga (Hiroyuki Sanada), an influential leader whose allegiance to the realm’s shogun, an equivalent to a monarch or a king, is being questioned by political rivals.
—Yasmeen Hamadeh, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2024
But given that Tokugawa ushered in two centuries of peace after becoming shogun, where will the conflict come from?
—Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Aug. 2024
The stories of the Edo period and specifically Tokugawa — the real-life shogun who inspired the character of Toranaga — are a frequent subject of Kabuki theater.
—Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Aug. 2024
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Yasmeen Hamadeh, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2024
There’s Lord Yoshi Toranaga (Hiroyuki Sanada), an influential leader whose allegiance to the realm’s shogun, an equivalent to a monarch or a king, is being questioned by political rivals.
—Yasmeen Hamadeh, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2024
But given that Tokugawa ushered in two centuries of peace after becoming shogun, where will the conflict come from?
—Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Aug. 2024
The stories of the Edo period and specifically Tokugawa — the real-life shogun who inspired the character of Toranaga — are a frequent subject of Kabuki theater.
—Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Aug. 2024
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“Shogun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shogun. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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shogun
noun
sho·gun
ˈshō-gən 
: any of a line of military governors ruling Japan until the revolution of 1867–68
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