Shōgun

Portrayed by Yasunari Takeshima, the well-liked headman of Ajiro Village, Muraji is a hardworking fisherman and pious Christian. With a mysterious and well-guarded past, Muraji is devoted to his lord, Toranaga, and his village.

Career Highlights

Yasunari Takeshima is a Kyoto native Japanese film and television actor. His fascination in acting began while he was a lead singer in a rock band. Though he primarily started as a director and writer for a theatrical troupe in Tokyo, he found he was an in-demand actor.Bilingual in English and Japanese, Takeshima has established himself as an international actor. He is known for notable works such as Martin Scorsese’s Silence (2016) and The Last Recipe: Memory of Giraffe’s Tongue (2017), directed by Yōjirō Takita.He is skilled in singing, traditional Japanese martial arts, playing shamisen and in navigating traditional Japanese boats.

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With a mysterious and well-guarded past, Muraji is devoted to his lord, Toranaga, and his village.

Yasunari Takeshima as the villager Muraji in FX's Shogun

Yasunari Takeshima as Muraji | FX's Shōgun

Shōgun

Career Highlights

Yuki Kura
as Yoshii Nagakado

Fumi Nikaido
as Ochiba no Kata / Ruri

Tommy Bastow
as Father Martin Alvito

Yasunari Takeshima as Muraji | FX's Shōgun

Shōgun

Yuki Kuraas Yoshii Nagakado

Fumi Nikaidoas Ochiba no Kata / Ruri

Tommy Bastowas Father Martin Alvito

Yuki Kura
as Yoshii Nagakado

Fumi Nikaido
as Ochiba no Kata / Ruri

Tommy Bastow
as Father Martin Alvito