Name: Episode 1: The Heir
Uploaded: 20250514
Duration: 2 min 56 s
Description: Daiyoin implores Toranaga to become Shōgun in order to protect the young Heir.

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Set in Japan in the year 1600, Lord Yoshii Toranaga is fighting for his life when a mysterious ship is found marooned in a nearby village.

Lord Toranaga dressed in gold ō-yoroi armor riding a white horse with teal-colored silhouetted army and red sky background

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Daiyoin implores Toranaga to become Shōgun in order to protect the young Heir. 

Episode 1: The Heir