FX Entertainment announced Wednesday that "Shogun" Season 2 will begin filming in January, with Hiroyuki Sanada and Cosmo Jarvis to return to star.

The first details have emerged about Shogun season 2 – including its filming start date and how far it will move past the source material.

Mifune’s appearance in Onimusha: Way of the Samurai was done with the full cooperation of Mifune Productions, the company the actor established in 1962 and which presumably owns his likeness today.

What makes this announcement interesting is that Capcom produced an Onimusha anime where they also had Toshiro Mifune playing Japan’s most famous samurai legend.

Musashi’s face model – iconic movie star, Toshiro Mifune The protagonist of this game is a fierce young samurai, constantly moving from one bloody and mucky fight to the next.

Miyamoto Musashi has been confirmed as a protagonist in Way of the Sword, and Capcom licensed legendary actor Toshiro Mifune's face to portray him.

Late Japanese actor Toshiro Mifune is being used as the face model for the protagonist in Onimusha: Way of the Sword.

And wouldn't you know it—Toshiro Mifune played Musashi in a trilogy of movies released in the 1950s. Capcom apparently decided he was still the man for the job, even 70 years later.

Action Games Onimusha: Way of the Sword started development in 2020, but it took 2 years to get late samurai movie star Toshiro Mifune's likeness for the protagonist Action Games Onimusha: Way of ...

Richard Chamberlain stars as Blackthorne and the legendary Toshiro Mifune as Toranaga. Just before the 1980 miniseries was broadcast, a group of scholars published a book called Learning from Shōgun: ...

But what is a "Shogun," and who are the stars? Let's explore: Anna Sawai as Toda Mariko and Hiroyuki Sanada as Lord Toranaga. Both received best acting Emmy nominations.