Shogun
NBC miniseries
Jerry London, director
Wallace Worsley and Ben Chapman, unit production managers
Phil Cook and Charles Ziarko, first assistant directors
James Clavell's novel about a shipwrecked British navigator who becomes involved in a conflict between two Japanese warlords in the 19th century became one of the most watched events of the miniseries era. Richard Chamberlain made a lasting impression as John Blackthorne and mainstream American audiences were more formally introduced to Toshiro Mifune in this 12-hour epic. Yoko Shimada played Blackthorne's lover. All three leads plus John Rhys-Davies and Yuki Meguro received Emmy nominations and the production won the Emmy as best miniseries. Michael Hordern and Alan Badel co-starred.
