‘Shōgun’ Episode 9 Writers Reveal Mariko Almost Didn’t Die at the End of “Crimson Sky”: “We Had Two Versions of It”
Shōgun Episode 9 “Crimson Sky” ended with a literal, tragic bang. Convinced that Toranaga (Hiroyuki Sanada) was cooked, Yabushige (Tadanobu Asano) partnered with Ishido (Takehiro Hira) to let Shinobi (aka ninja) assassins into the lord’s Osaka camp. Mariko (Anna Sawai) and Blackthorne (Cosmo Jarvis) are able to fight many of the warriors off, but when they … Read more