Season 1

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  8.4/1015,151 votes

  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

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  8.8/1014,157 votes

  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

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  8.7/1012,527 votes

  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

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  8.9/1011,789 votes

  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

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  8.7/1010,706 votes

  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

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  8.0/109,740 votes

  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

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  8.2/109,417 votes

  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

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  8.8/1010,516 votes

  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

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  9.3/1013,173 votes

  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

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  8.5/1010,786 votes

  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