Rachel Kondo Archives

Adapted from the 1975 novel by James Clavell, the series, created by Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks, follows "the collision of two ambitious men: Blackthorne, a risk-taking English sailor who ends up shipwrecked in Japan, a land he's unfamiliar with; and Lord Toranaga (Hiroyuki Sanada), a shrewd, powerful daimyo, at odds with his dangerous political[...]

Justin Marks and Rachel Kondo knew they had a tall task when they adapted the James Clavell novel Shōgun to modern audiences The previous adaptation was the 1980 NBC miniseries from Eric Bercovici, who wrote and produced along with Clavell himself that starred Richard Chamberlain and Toshirô Mifune as Blackthorne and Toranaga, respectively Now[...]

When Justin Marks and Rachel Kondo looked to adapt James Clavell's novel Shōgun to a new generation of fans for FX, they knew they had to find ways to bring a more authentic experience to viewers than the original 1980s NBC miniseries that starred Richard Chamberlain and Toshiro Mifune After pitching their project to Hiroyuki[...]

Shōgun creators Justin Marks and Rachel Kondo, along with star and producer Hiroyuki Sanada, were exposed to the 1980 original NBC miniseries that starred Richard Chamberlain and Toshiro Mifune, but it's not something that was expected of star Anna Sawai (Ninja Assassin, F9: The Fast Saga), who plays Toda Mariko in the FX limited series[...]