Toranaga looks beaten but don't count him out. Derek and John chat all about the twists and turns of Shogun Chapter 8 "The Abyss of Life" in our latest spoiler filled episode.

Shogun Chapter8 The Abyss of Life Details

Based on the 1975 novel Shogun by James Clavell

Head Writers: Rachel Kondo & Justin Marks

Chapter 8 Written by: Shannon Goss

Chapter 8 Directed by: Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour

Toranaga’s defeated clan moves to Edo to mourn the death of his son for the traditional 49 days. As Toranaga and his trusted generals await their fate, John 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.

Shogun Cast and characters

Cosmo Jarvis as Pilot Major John Blackthorne
Hiroyuki Sanada as Lord Yoshii Toranaga
Anna Sawai as Toda Mariko
Tadanobu Asano as Kashigi Yabushige
Fumi Nikaido as Ochiba No Kata
Tokuma Nishioka as Toda "Iron Fist" Hiromatsu
Takehiro Hira as Lord Ishido Kazunari
Ako as Daiyoin Lady Iyo
Shinnosuke Abe as Toda Buntaro
Yasunari Takeshima as Muraji
Hiroto Kanai as Kashigi Omi
Toshi Toda as Sugiyama
Hiro Kanagawa as Igurashi
Néstor Carbonell as Vasco Rodrigues
Yuki Kura as Yoshii Nagakado
Tommy Bastow as Father Martin Alvito
Moeka Hoshi as Usami Fuji
Nobuya Shimamoto as Nebara Jozen
Yoriko Dōguchi as Kiri No Kata
Yuka Kouri as Kiku
Yuki Kedoin as Takemaru
Mako Fujimoto as Shizu No Kata
Haruno Niiyama as Natsu No Kata
With Eita Okuno as Saeki Nobutatsu

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Thanks for joining us for our chat all about Shogun Chapter 8. We'll be back next week with our podcast all about Shogun Chapter 9 "Crimson Sky"

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