Shogun Filming Locations

Name: Shogun
Rating: 8.1
Cast: Richard Chamberlain, Toshirô Mifune, Yôko Shimada, Furankî Sakai

Where was Shogun filmed? Shogun was filmed in 10 locations across Japan and United States in the following places:

Shogun Filming Locations

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Himeji City, Japan

Himeji is a city in the Kansai region of Japan. It’s known for the sprawling, centuries-old, white Himeji Castle, one of the few original castles from Japan’s feudal period. The top floor of the 6-story main keep offers views over the extensive castle grounds. The Nishi-no-Maru section of the complex contains royal residential quarters. Next to the castle, Kōko-en is a traditional Edo-style garden.

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Hikone Castle, Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, Japan ( Toranaga's Castle )

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Himeji Castle, Himeji, Hyogo, Japan ( Osaka Castle, Chuo, Osaka, Japan )

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Shochiku Studios, Kyoto, Japan

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Daiei-Kyoto Studios, Kyoto, Japan

Kyoto, once the capital of Japan, is a city on the island of Honshu. It's famous for its numerous classical Buddhist temples, as well as gardens, imperial palaces, Shinto shrines and traditional wooden houses. It’s also known for formal traditions such as kaiseki dining, consisting of multiple courses of precise dishes, and geisha, female entertainers often found in the Gion district.

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Toho Studios, Tokyo, Japan

Shogun : Edo Castle, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan

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Fushimi Castle, Fushimi District, Kyoto, Japan ( Edo Castle, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan )

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Nagashima Island, Kagoshima, Japan ( Anjiro, Japan )

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Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

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Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia, located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland. It is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea in the south.

Shogun (1980)

Runtime: 109 minutes

Rating: 8.1

Release year: 1980

IMDB: tt0080274

Plot summary

An English navigator becomes both a player and pawn in the complex political games in feudal Japan.

Genres

Adventure

Drama

History

Cast

Richard Chamberlain

Toshirô Mifune

Yôko Shimada

Furankî Sakai

Directors

Shogun Filming Locations

Shogun Filming Locations

1: Himeji City, Japan

2: Hikone Castle, Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, Japan ( Toranaga's Castle )

3: Himeji Castle, Himeji, Hyogo, Japan ( Osaka Castle, Chuo, Osaka, Japan )

4: Shochiku Studios, Kyoto, Japan

5: Daiei-Kyoto Studios, Kyoto, Japan

6: Toho Studios, Tokyo, Japan

7: Fushimi Castle, Fushimi District, Kyoto, Japan ( Edo Castle, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan )

8: Nagashima Island, Kagoshima, Japan ( Anjiro, Japan )

9: Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

10: Japan

Shogun (1980)