ShōgunJames ClavellAsian Saga: Chronological Order, book 1

Characters in Shōgun

4 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

John Blackthorne
Yoshi Toranaga
Powerful daimyo and president of the Council of Regents who maneuvers toward the shogunate, fictionalized from Tokugawa Ieyasu.

Antagonists

Ishido Kazunari
Toranaga's chief rival on the Council of Regents, fictionalized from Ishida Mitsunari.

Supporting characters

Toda Mariko
Toranaga's Catholic-convert translator and Blackthorne's romantic partner, a key figure bridging the two cultures.