The 1980 ShÅ gun cast saw Richard Chamberlain as â Anjin-sanâ and Toshiro Mifune as Toranaga, characters that are now being played by Cosmo Jarvis and Hiroyuki Sanada, respectively.

“Shogun” is based on James Clavell’s best ... Sanada’s role was played by the internationally renowned actor Toshiro Mifune. It is not surprising if he felt pressure stepping into ...

The role Sanada plays in “Shogun” was first portrayed by Toshiro Mifune in the 1980s. Sanada, who also starred in Yoji Yamada’s 2002 “Twilight Samurai,” alluded to those who went before ...

Jerry London, who directed the nine-hour Shogun that aired on NBC in September ... with political concerns involving Lord ...