What James Clavell novel was turned into a 1980 TV mini-series starring Richard Chamberlain?

Answer:
Shogun

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More About Shogun

Shogun was 60 minute 10 part Television Mini-Series that won 3 Golden Globes.

John Blackthorne, an English ship pilot, whose vessel wrecked upon the Japanese coast in the early 17th century is forced to deal with the two most powerful men in Japan in these days. He is thrown in the midst of a war between Toranaga and Ishido, who struggle for the title of Shogun which will give ultimate power to the one who possesses it.

Cast

Richard Chamberlain ... Anjin-san / ... (unknown episodes)
Toshirô Mifune ... Lord Yoshi Toranaga (unknown episodes)
Yôko Shimada ... Lady Toda Buntaro - Mariko (unknown episodes)
Frankie Sakai ... Yabu (unknown episodes)
Alan Badel ... Father Dell'Aqua (unknown episodes)
Damien Thomas ... Father Alvito (unknown episodes)
John Rhys-Davies ... Vasco Rodrigues (unknown episodes)
Vladek Sheybal ... Captain Ferriera (unknown episodes)
Yuki Meguro ... Omi (unknown episodes)
Hideo Takamatsu ... Lord Buntaro (unknown episodes)
Nobuo Kaneko ... Ishido (unknown episodes)
Hiromi Senno ... Fujiko (unknown episodes)
Michael Hordern ... Friar Domingo (unknown episodes)
George Innes ... Vinck (unknown episodes)
Leon Lissek ... Father Sebastio (unknown episodes)
Edward Peel ... Pieterzoon (unknown episodes)
Eric Richard ... Maetsukker (unknown episodes)
Steve Ubels ... Roper (unknown episodes)
Stewart MacKenzie ... Croocq (unknown episodes)
John J. Carney ... Gingel (unknown episodes)
Ian Jentle ... Salamon (unknown episodes)
Neil McCarthy ... Spillbergen (unknown episodes)
William Morgan Sheppard ... Specz (unknown episodes)
Mika Kitagawa ... Kiku (unknown episodes)
Seiji Miyaguchi ... Muraji (unknown episodes)
Tôru Abe ... Hiromatsu (unknown episodes)
Shin Takuma ... Naga (unknown episodes)
Hyoei Enoki ... Jirobei (unknown episodes)
Miiko Taka ... Kiri (unknown episodes)
Midori Takei ... Sono (unknown episodes)
Ai Matsubara ... Rako (unknown episodes)
Yumiko Morishita ... Asa (unknown episodes)
Hiroshi Hasegawa ... Galley Captain (unknown episodes)
Akira Sera ... Old Gardener (unknown episodes)
Rinichi Yamamoto ... Yoshinaka (unknown episodes)
Yûko Kada ... Sazuko (unknown episodes)
Masumi Okada ... Brother Michael (unknown episodes)
Yosuke Natsuki ... Zataki (unknown episodes)
Takeshi Ôbayashi ... Urano (unknown episodes)
Yoshie Kitsuda ... Kyoko (unknown episodes)
Masashi Ebara ... Suga (unknown episodes)
Setsuko Sekine ... Genjiko (unknown episodes)
Atsuko Sano ... Lady Ochiba (unknown episodes)
Orson Welles ... Narrator (original version) (unknown episodes