In the 16th Century, a Dutch ship sails the Pacific from the Americas in order to escape the Spanish. Blackthorn is the pilot of the ship and the first to realize the possibilities of Japan. Japan is a feudal society which has a strong presence of the Portugese. A struggle is in the final stages for who will be the , the leader who, under the emperor, governs the land. Toranaga sees in Blackthorn things he can use to at least survive the struggle to come, and if both play their hands correctly, become .

Starring:

Akira Sera, Alan Badel, Anne Bancroft, Damien Thomas, Edward Peel, Eric Richard, Frankie Sakai, George Innes, Hideo Takamatsu, Hiroshi Hasegawa, John J Carney, John Rhys-Davies, Leon Lissek, Masashi Ebara, Masumi Okada, Michael Hordern, Midori Takei, Miiko Taka, Mika Kitagawa, Neil McCarthy, Orson Welles, Richard Chamberlain, Seiji Miyaguchi, Shin Takum

Genre:

Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War