Summary
FX’sShogunis an undeniable hit.
It’s difficult to say whetherTokugawa Ieyasuever felt the same way.
But loyalty to a leader as powerful as Nobunaga comes at a steep price.
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To assert his loyalty,Tokugawa ordered the execution of his wife and ordered his own sonto commit seppuku.
(Hiromatsu often speaks of the war in Korea inShogun, too.)
When Toyotomi died, the context is pretty much the same as seen inShogun.
Tensions were high between Tokugawa and Ishida, and everything culminated in theBattle of Sekigahara.
There, Tokugawa faced terrible odds and terrible weather to defeat Ishida and the loyalist army.
Nevertheless, Tokugawa overcame those challenges and emerged victorious, with his direct rivals all dead.
Now, he was finally shogun.
There was no democracy in Japan at that time, and peace was won through war.
The title itself went to his son, Hidetada.
Tokugawa’s worst deed, however, was still ahead of him.
In fact, he was already becoming a powerful lord in Osaka.
The similarities and differences are all there, though.
Shogunis streaming on Hulu in the U.S. New episodes are released weekly on Tuesdays.
