Shogun
WARNING : This article turn back spoiler for Shōgun episode 4 .
Summary
Kashigi Yabushige ( Tadanobu Asano ) is on the face of it playing both sides inShōgun , but instalment 4 has made it unmortgaged who is he truly firm to . After helping Toranaga and his hands flee Osaka , Yabushige is now welcome them to Anjiro . The Lord of Izu was tasked with training his men with the help of John Blackthorne , Shōgun ’s version of William Addams , who had access to maneuver and arm that the Japanese did not . However , what was supposed to be a geological period of training turn into the first chapter of a war at the destruction ofShōgunepisode 4 .
Samurai Nebara Josen and his man were send by Ishido and theCouncil of Regent Lordsto make for Yabushige back to Osaka , where he would respond to help oneself Toranaga escape . Yabushige argued that he was function for Ishido this whole time and even invited Josen to watch over an exhibition of the cannon ’ firepower . The fact thatToranaga ’s Word used the carom to attack Josenmakes things way more complicated for Yabushige , who might now have to break up a side and stick with it until the conclusion of the war .
Yabushige Has Been Secretly Working For Ishido In Shōgun
Yabushige has been reporting to Ishido since episode 2
As the Lord of Izu , Kashige Yabushige should always be fast to Yoshii Toranaga , who is the Lord of Kanto . While Yabushige has been helping Toranaga over the last pair of episode , he has also been working for Ishido this whole time . Yabushige was offered Toranaga ’s place in the Council of Regents , which Ishido believes will soon be available once Toranaga is impeached and has to commit seppuku . Even though Yabushige wants Toranaga to conceive he does not search a seat in the council , the former has play with Ishido in secret on multiple occasions .
One of these occasions was inShōgunepisode 2when John Blackthorne was about to be do under the orders of the Christian Lord . Whereas most of the Council of Regents would benefit from having the Anjin kill , Ishido believed it was valuable to keep Blackthorne alive out front of the wars to total . Yabushige engineer so that Blackthorne would take to the woods prison house just before the execution , which confirmed that the Lord of Izu was indeed working with Ishido . InShōgunepisode 4 , Yabushige once again recognize that he was loyal to Ishido and not to Toranaga .
Why Yabushige’s Loyalty To Toranaga Is Suspicious
Yabushige should be loyal to his lord (but isn’t)
Shōgun ’s Lord Toranagais not forgetful to Yabushige ’s scheme . The Lord of Kanto could recount that it was Yabushige who save John Blackthorne from being run , which would be good for Ishido . Toranaga has also openly talked to Yabushige about the offer made by Ishido , which the Lord of Izu swears he was not interested in . Toranaga screw that Yabushige is sample to play both sidesbut still decide to keep him close , most likely due to the deficiency of options and ally . While Toranaga is growing stronger , he is also becoming more marooned .
Yabushige may have said he does not want a sit on the council , but it is too big of an pass for him to ignore .
The only direction for Toranaga to take flight Osaka was with the help of Yabushige , who is now welcome Toranaga ’s family and inner circle in his fief . That enounce , if Toranaga believes Yabushige will remain loyal to him whenever it is time to make a critical conclusion , Hiroyuki Sanada ’s character could be in for a surprise . Yabushige acts as if he is loyal to his lord but is clearly bothered about how his human being show support and respect to Toranaga upon their arrival on Anjiro . It is safe to say Yabushige wants that same powerfulness for him .
How Nebara Jozen’s Death Complicates Yabushige’s Loyalty
Yabushige is now in a no-win situation
Yabushige ’s maneuver of act both side will no longer worknow that Nebara Jozen , who was in Anjiro on behalf of Ishido and the Council of Regents , was brutally kill by Toranaga ’s Word . If Yabushige go back to Osaka , he could be kill for allow Jozen and his samurai be slaughtered on Anjiro . Yabushige could even be perceived as shamed of what happened see that Jozen and the samurai were there to bring him back . On the other handwriting , if Yabushige remains on Anjiro working alongside Toranaga , he will be positioning himself as an enemy of Ishido and the council .
The blast against the Council of Regents ’ samurai was the worst possible thing that could happen to Yabushige , who will now be thrust to make a decision regarding which side he will stand with . It was easy for Yabushige to trick theShōguncharacterswhen thing were comparatively peaceful , buta war between Toranaga and the regents is now inevitable after what Yoshii ’s Word did . Ishido and the trustee will have more than enough leverage to engage warfare on Toranaga and all Divine that support him play along the attack against Josen .
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Real - Life Inspiration
Yoshii Toranaga
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Hiroyuki Sanada
Tokugawa Ieyasu
John Blackthorne
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Cosmo Jarvis
William Adams
Toda Mariko
Anna Sawai
Hosokawa Gracia
Kashigi Yabushige
Tadanobu Asano
Honda Masanobu
Kashigi Omi
Hiroto Kanai
Honda Masazumi
Ishido Kazunari
Takehiro Hira
Ishida Mitsunari
Yabushige will also have to trade with intragroup problems . His nephew , Omi , also has ambitions , which were only enhanced by the courtesan Kiku . She suggested that Omi would employ the current situation as an chance , which is why he manipulated Toranaga ’s son into attacking . If Yabushige suffer the consequences of what materialize in Anjiro , this would leave Omi in a good location , perhaps as the new Lord of Izu . Nagakado did exactly what Omi wanted him to do , creating a job that will directly affect Yabushige but that can not be traced back to the nephew .
What Does Yabushige Want In Shōgun?
Yabushige was offered a place in the council
BetweenShōgunepisode 3and the event of episode 4 , it can be said that Yabushige ’s current plan is to “ keep his oral sex ” amidst the wax tension between him and Toranaga as well as between him and Ishido . Yabushige is trying to play both sides of the struggle but seems to believe that Ishido has the advantage , which is why he has been more loyal to the Council of Regents than to his own lord . Yabushige may have say he does not want a sit on the council , but it is too cock-a-hoop of an offering for him to ignore .
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Shōgun ’s plaster bandage include a tidy sum of complex eccentric , and it is no unlike for Yabushige . He is spell-bound with death and enjoys the sounds of a person ’s sprightliness coming to an last , as see inShōgunepisode 1 . Still , Yabushige is now play a very risky secret plan in which the two most powerful mankind in the show are involved . If Yabushige chooses to stay by Toranaga ’s side , he could easily be shoot down on order of magnitude of Ichido . If he tries to double - cross Toranaga on behalf of the council , the Lord of Kanto could also have him toss off .
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Shōgun , secrete in 2024 , is set in Japan during 1600 at the onslaught of a meaning civil war . It follow Lord Yoshii Toranaga as he battles political resister on the Council of Regents , while a European ship mysteriously appears in a nearby sportfishing hamlet , complicating the tide of power .
