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Episode 7: A Stick of Time | FX Shōgun Episode Guide

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Samurai kneeling to cut off an enemy head on the battlefield

Close up of Lord Mizoguchi after his surrender to young Toranaga

Gin dressed in yellow attire staring at a stick of incense

Close up of Hiromatsu in dimly lit room reading a letter

Yabushige and Blackthorne face off on the shoreline of Ajiro

OFFICIAL PODCAST

Episode 7 - A Stick of Time

CHARACTERS

Discover the warriors from A Stick of Time

In war and in peace, a good enemy can be more valuable than a good ally.

Lord Toranaga in full busho armor standing in front of his war camp amid torchlights

Toranaga

played by Hiroyuki Sanada

Blackthorne

played by Cosmo Jarvis

Anna Sawai as Toda Mariko in FX's Shogun

Mariko

played by Anna Sawai

Tadanobu Asano as Kashigi Yabushige in FX's Shogun

Yabushige

played by Tadanobu Asano

Hiroto Kanai as Kashigi Omi in FX's Shogun

Omi

played by Hiroto Kanai

Takehiro Hira as Ishido Kazunari for FX's Shogun

Ishido

played by Takehiro Hira

Tokuma Nishioka as Toda Hiromatsu for FX's Shogun

Hiromatsu

played by Tokuma Nishioka

Yuki Kura as Yoshii Nagakado for FX's Shogun

Nagakado

played by Yuki Kura

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Stunts & Choreography

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SELECTED SCENES

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Mariko holding a Naginata spear training in a courtyard

BEHIND THE SCENES

The Making of Shōgun – Chapter Seven: Battle Cry

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