Season 1
8.4/1013,564 votesLoading...Anjin
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 2/27/2024
Destinies converge in Japan after a barbarian ship washes ashore in a poor fishing village. Meanwhile, in Osaka, Lord Toranaga finds himself outplayed by his enemies.
Director: Jonathan van Tulleken
Writer: Justin Marks, Rachel Kondo
8.9/1012,735 votesLoading...Servants of Two Masters
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 2/27/2024
Blackthorne's arrival in Osaka stirs up a hornet's nest of rivalries. Mariko is trapped between her cause and her faith when she must translate for the barbarian in Lord Toranaga's custody.
Director: Jonathan van Tulleken
Writer: Justin Marks, Rachel Kondo
8.7/1011,177 votesLoading...Tomorrow Is Tomorrow
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 3/5/2024
After Blackthorne survives a brazen assassination attempt, Toranaga realizes he must ferry his allies out of Osaka or risk certain defeat.
Director: Charlotte Brändström
Writer: Shannon Goss
8.9/1010,466 votesLoading...The Eightfold Fence
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 3/12/2024
Blackthorne and Mariko test their new alliance as they train Toranaga's gun regiment for war. Yabushige must navigate his past promises to Ishido when an old friend comes to the village.
Director: Fred Toye
Writer: Emily Yoshida
8.8/109,420 votesLoading...Broken to the Fist
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 3/19/2024
Blackthorne and Mariko struggle to contain the secret that could get them both killed. Yabushige searches for the spy who has betrayed his intentions to Lord Toranaga.
Director: Fred Toye
Writer: Matt Lambert
8.1/108,463 votesLoading...Ladies of the Willow World
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 3/26/2024
Lady Ochiba returns to Osaka in order to accelerate the Regents' campaign against Toranaga. In Ajiro, Toranaga tests Mariko's loyalty to his cause.
Director: Hiromi Kamata
Writer: Maegan Houang
8.3/108,141 votesLoading...A Stick of Time
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 4/2/2024
Outplayed by new alliances in Osaka, Toranaga is forced to carve out a new deal with a long lost family member.
Director: Takeshi Fukunaga
Writer: Matt Lambert
8.9/109,196 votesLoading...The Abyss of Life
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 4/9/2024
Toranaga's defeated clan moves to Edo and awaits their fate. Blackthorne must decide who he fights for - the lord who has turned his back on him, or the ambition that brought him to Japan in the first place.
Director: Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour, Jr.
Writer: Shannon Goss
9.4/1011,467 votesLoading...Crimson Sky
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 4/16/2024
Mariko arrives in Osaka for the fight of her life. Blackthorne and Yabushige scramble to save their own heads as their options dwindle.
Director: Fred Toye
Writer: Rachel Kondo, Caillin Puente
8.5/109,431 votesLoading...A Dream of a Dream
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 4/23/2024
In the wake of a tragic death, Blackthorne finally considers the true nature of Toranaga's plan.
Director: Fred Toye
Writer: Emily Yoshida, Maegan Houang