A custom image of Lady Mariko facing the right and Lady Ochiba facing the left with the Shogun red and green imagery behind them
The Big Picture If Shōgun's refreshingly unconventional finale confirms anything, it's the FX epic's way with words. Battle scenes? There's no time when the dialogue is tantamount to a feast. Tensions rise through conversations that are gradated with meaning, and concurrent levels of meaning at that. Characters manipulate and conceal. Language is power, and language is a dance; succinct statements trump prosaic speeches.
Release Date February 27, 2024 Cast Anna Sawai , Hiroyuki Sanada , Tadanobu Asano , Yûki Kedôin Main Genre Drama Seasons 1 Network FX Streaming Service Hulu ‘Shōgun’ Mirrors Mariko and Ochiba Mariko’s tragic tale is one of loss, isolation, untapped fury, and vengeance. So is Ochiba’s, her oldest and only childhood friend. Both women were placed on opposite sides of Shōgun’s conflict through no means of their own.
Except, there's no need for war. Personal enmities waged against trauma and injustice, yes, but not the kind of battle that devastates nations. Mariko makes that clear during her session with the Regents and Ochiba in Episode 9. “While the snow remains," Mariko recites, "veiled in the haze of cold evening, a leafless branch.” She reaches out to Ochiba through her poem, and oh, does the heir's mother hear Mariko's message.
Related 'Shōgun's Finale Makes Its Most Surprising Move With Blackthorne The young, selfish sailor who first set out to sea looking for his destiny finally finds it. To paraphrase Episode 6's brothel scene, Mariko can tell when another woman is suffering.
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