James Delingpole James Delingpole

Lavish, graphically violent swashbuckling: Disney+’s Shogun reviewed

Ruthless warlords, sundry bandits, scheming priests, lubricious geishas and outrageously deft assassins – what's not to like?

Key Japanese player Lord Yoshii Toranaga (Hiroyuki Sanada) in Shogun

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