Agreed, Yabushige is #1. Being semi-comical character in such a heavy drama is particularly difficult to pull off.
@rieyuki5 ай бұрын
The character of Yabushige is so well-written: he is a huge POS, yet wins over the audience. This is very difficult to pull off! Plus, props to his actor Tadanobu Asano!! A masterful performance!
@thenextseason5 ай бұрын
The actor had a big part in it. It was a challenging role to pull off
@Daewonnni5 ай бұрын
Fuji was the best. When she offered to keep the Anjin’s guns and threatened to use them when they tried to take them away was so cool!
@Chemicalkinetics4 ай бұрын
Strick a balance. Prevent Anjin to take the guns with him (which they clearly won't allow him) and also prevent Omi from taking the guns aways forever.
@USASMR-o2c5 ай бұрын
Yabushige # 1; Fuji # 2
@tmdblya5 ай бұрын
💯
@Jkaterchannel5 ай бұрын
Totally agree.
@FunkyBukkyo5 ай бұрын
Ah... I see I'm not the only one
@jsprite1235 ай бұрын
Yabushige is the character you'd want to have a beer with now and then, Fuji-sama is the character you'd want to have for a lifetime.
@manbearpig73595 ай бұрын
Fuji is 💯 waifu material ❤❤
@thenextseason5 ай бұрын
Aawww ❤️
@JetsBauer5 ай бұрын
Yabushige would hit on your wife if you went to the bathroom
@AB-vm2nz5 ай бұрын
Exactly
@ether34415 ай бұрын
" she was cute and I had a crush on her " 😂 ty
@thenextseason5 ай бұрын
I had to say it. I couldn't keep it in any longer 😂
@Another_opinion_5 ай бұрын
Seriously... who didn't?!
@Risayogi5 ай бұрын
Looks like EVERYONE has a crush on her, then.
@jsprite1234 ай бұрын
@@Risayogi E V E R Y O N E! (Yell it out like Gary Oldman's character in The Professional)
5 ай бұрын
Yabushige and Fuji STOLE THE SHOW
@x.lungeli5 ай бұрын
Agreed, Yabushige's Hmmm will be missed
@ChevySS19685 ай бұрын
LOL, yeah, he had the best grunts ever
@thenextseason5 ай бұрын
Everything about him will be missed 🥲
@Tmark33245 ай бұрын
The actor who plays omi did an amazing job. Some of the best acting on the show
@SeanDeranged5 ай бұрын
Extremely agreed; I'd watch a whole better call Saul esque prequel on how he ended up like that. The man stole the show completely for me, and his death was the epic conclusion of the show.
@southernindianacompetitive90405 ай бұрын
That is a hell of an idea for a show!!! Start writing right now!
@johnhancock48025 ай бұрын
The way he turned back and smiled at Toranaga as he waited for his release from this mortal coil was chef's kiss
@orien2v24 ай бұрын
Fuji was #1 for me the entire way....riiiiight until the final smile between Yabushige and Toranaga pushed him into the #1 spot!
@ashtonturner28625 ай бұрын
Yes, personally Yabushige is #1 for me and Fuji is #2. I absolutely loved these two characters.
@TheSLashera5 ай бұрын
Yabushige is goated.. Very relatable and realistic character. I was also very intrigued by Gin. The lady who runs the brothel. Unfortunately we saw practically only a glimpse of her character, but she had that cunning and mystery aura about her. I even thought she might play some hidden big role in the series. The actress did so well, especially the voice. And the fact that she was able to read Toranaga like an open book and even manipulate him in a way was pretty impressive.
@herrlogan175 ай бұрын
I frankly......agree! Yabushige is also my top :)
@Shane-zl9ry5 ай бұрын
Fuji stole the show 😍
@thenextseason5 ай бұрын
She was sooo cute 😍😍
@xWarEternalx5 ай бұрын
For me personally, Buntaro. The scene at the dock where he's about to fight off the approaching army by himself, when he gets drunk with Blackthorne, what he ultimately has to help his father with, his wanting to reconcile with Mariko, and his somewhat redemption towards the end. Phenomenal character arc.
@eddieo64665 ай бұрын
the SHOGUN in the village...THE TRUE SPY, the way he stood up when he introduced himself! Awesome!
@eddieo64665 ай бұрын
Samurai, not shogun...dang!
@thenextseason5 ай бұрын
It's okay I got your point ❤️
@munkongwoo7515 ай бұрын
Totally agree with you… Yabushige is such a wonderful character. Even his sighs and grunts are perfectly timed! He makes me laugh, gets angry and feels sympathy for him. He’s so relatable, he’s a survivor in that moment of time. He’s not a villain but he’s one who wants to keep his head on his shoulders despite who becomes Shogun. 😅
@steveokahn72495 ай бұрын
Fuji...most relatable in both the book and the series. The one you wanted the most to have a happy ending, and I am glad she had a better one in the series than in the book. Moeka Hoshi was the break-out star of Shojun.
@miroslavterter84525 ай бұрын
Yabushige by far...is number 1 ,Mariko.....Worst is the Anjin terable acting for me to intence for no reason
@obryn5 ай бұрын
Yabu was hands down the #1 best character. He was the most relatable for the modern day audience. He had enough power to navigate through society, not too much where he can escape consequences but not too little where he doesn't have control of his fate.
@torinjones32215 ай бұрын
Imo 1. Yabushige 2. Fuji 3. Nagakado
@MrGryphonv5 ай бұрын
With so many great actors in the show its hard to pick one. An argument can be made for so many. If I had to pick one it would be Yabu's actor, Tadanobu Asano
@michaelmj19645 ай бұрын
Yes, Yabu is definitely the most watchable, and Fuji is definitely crushable!
@voyager75 ай бұрын
SO MANY amazing performances and characters, but yes my pick would be Yabushige!!
@thenextseason5 ай бұрын
I really thought people would choose Toranaga over him but it looks like the majority loves Yabushige ❤️
@YamwishaShikanda4 ай бұрын
Yebushige is favorite too, he's groans and sigh's make it even more interesting
@fishypaw5 ай бұрын
Yabushige stood out from the very beginning. So much so, his name kept popping into my head, when I was not thinking about the show. He is probably the most Western acting, of all the Japanese characters. I laughed when he asked John to go to London. Of all the characters, Yabushige would be the one that would probably have thrived in old London town.
@daikaizouku14685 ай бұрын
Yabushige being #1 on your list is a solid choice. It's hard for me to choose between Yabu, Mariko and Fuji as #1, and I've answered differently in two separate polls so far, lol. Also, that "she was cute and I had a crush on her" take is very relatable XD.
@thenextseason5 ай бұрын
I knooooww 😭
@FarEastSurvival5 ай бұрын
This was one of the best TV series I saw past 10 years.. it surpassed Game of Thrones in character developments and unlike the latter the ending did not disappoint..
@jello_cudgel92135 ай бұрын
Yabushige is going to walk off that scratch/tumble he took in the finale so he and Anjin can go to London for season 2
@thenextseason5 ай бұрын
Was that a scratch 😂
@mubbles10665 ай бұрын
@@thenextseasonTis but a flesh wound
@chrismann95855 ай бұрын
The cheapest way to bring Yabushige back would be 'it was a dream' scenario. He wakes up, meets Toranaga on that cliff and tells him about the dream he had in details.
@arkadandfortuna15825 ай бұрын
Buntaro lost both his wife (Mariko) and his father whom he was his 2nd all in one episode. Oh and the actress for Lady Ochiba (Fumi Nikaido), totally different physique and her resume is impressive.. very underestimated. If you look on KZbin, its mostly JB, Toranaga & Mariko promoting the series, but honestly FX should have the remaining cast do a promo tour, it would be well worth it.
@rieyuki5 ай бұрын
The actors for Ishido and Buntaro speak English really well! It’s enjoyable listening to them in interviews!
@denispierre41445 ай бұрын
MARIKO SAMA MY #1 her facial expressions and heart piercing glances WERE GOLDEN ❤❤❤
@SplashAttackTCG5 ай бұрын
Fuji is honestly BEST GIRL. Love her character to bits!
@ninjaskeleton61404 ай бұрын
Kashigi Yabushige was the best character
@Skip-Kilat5 ай бұрын
mariko is my favorite but i agree yabushige is the best character. it’s amazing how big of an improvement he is over his counterpart in the book, but the writers of the show managed to do this without making changing who he is at the center of him. i think great credit should also be given to tadanobu asano. i believe the writers re-wrote yabushige because of what the amazing actor brought to the project. having read the book previously it had made me sad knowing his fate in advance considering how much i enjoyed the performance. kudos to everyone on the show.
@rustymackemingrancanaria63605 ай бұрын
I loved Yabushige number 1...❤❤❤❤ i have a friend who looks a bit like him and is as funny without saying anything. Sadly, blackthorne was ruined by cosmo jarvis who cant act . The ship is less wooden than him . Stupid richard burton accent.( no need for it ) expressionless face just the same gormless blank look in every scene . ( ive watched another film with him in it just to see....yes , he was just as bad in that too) .
@octavianpopescu47764 ай бұрын
I really liked that Yabushige is the key character in establishing a cultural bridge between the 2 worlds for me. There are a lot of moments when I didn't get it, like their speed in resorting to seppuku for seemingly shallow reasons. By being self-interested, Yabushige is the character that made me think "we're not that different at the end of the day". That instead of a one dimensional world of perfect loyalty and honour, where everyone plays by the rules, there are imperfections, there is complexity, you see the feeling and ambition beyond the 8-fold fence, that not everyone played by the rules. And what better character to have that discussion with Toranaga in the final episode?
@tranilator4 ай бұрын
God, Fuji was beautiful inside and out. For me, my number one pick is Mariko's samurai bodyguard who was with her, as she attempted to leave the castle. The little screentime he had was all badass.
@mihokosymons51885 ай бұрын
Fantastic list!! For me, the number 1 character has to be Mariko, especially because she represents the anti-woke shero in this world where we’ve gotten way too used to superficially strong female characters. If this story were written by Hollywood today, Mariko would’ve beat all the soldiers single-handedly as she led the other women to leave the castle 😆
Hiromatsu is the best character for me... I guess a lot of it comes from the fact that he kinda looks like Heihachi Mishima from the Tekken games.
@thenewquarantwins74594 ай бұрын
I love fuji. Shes cuute
@rolandliana5 ай бұрын
Glad you put Yabushige as number one. Thought I was the only one thinking so.
@thenextseason5 ай бұрын
I thought I was the only one as well but people LOVE him apparently
@keikei33015 ай бұрын
For me it’s Mariko. ❤
@tigason2325 ай бұрын
I don’t agree with the top 3. Mariko is my number 1. Toranaga number 2 and yabushige number 3. I agree with your arguments for his character’s impact but still think it was less than Toranaga and Mariko. Yabishige was dispersed through several small scenes here and there whereas you constant had to think about what is Toranaga gonna do next. And where is Mariko in every scene
@thenextseason5 ай бұрын
I agree about the character impact. I think I chose Yabushige mostly based on my enjoyment of his character rather than his impact to the story
@yutakayoshikawa23865 ай бұрын
Absolutely Fuji ❤ I am a man.
@HelloZukoHere75 ай бұрын
Toranaga easily. One of the best characters I've ever experienced. Also just recently getting out of a 7 year realationship, I really related to John in that last episode.
@railkycambey61545 ай бұрын
Yabushige
@bammac695 ай бұрын
Absolutely agree. Possibly for different reasons. Something in this guy’s countenance just makes me wish I knew him. Like even when’s he’s angry or plotting you’d want to stick around for the inevitable moment he grunts and sighs, looks around him, grins, claps his hands and orders sake all around, plenty of food, then settles in to tell outrageous jokes and stories. The kind of charisma one can be comfortable in the presence of. I’m just not sure if it’s the writing or the acting….or that what you read into his face is innate.
@thenextseason5 ай бұрын
You said it perfectly 👏
@uranevsem5 ай бұрын
1-Mariko, 2-Toranaga, 3-Yabushige
@commonsenseisntcommon17765 ай бұрын
I hope Fuji ends up with Jon! She was so sweet and innocent!
@tigason2325 ай бұрын
If there’s a season 2 I would love to see them together
@MalenaLannister5 ай бұрын
@@tigason232 Ohh that would be great, but apparently, Blackthorne returns to his family in England. That didn't happen in the book nor in real life.
@seanmarquis22165 ай бұрын
@@MalenaLannister No that was a dream, the clue was that he was holding the cross from Mariko in the dream but we see him throw it in the water. I really think they should have left out the dream since it was confusing and didn't add anything to the story.
@Gmaster1245 ай бұрын
@@tigason232 They confirmed that there will not be a Season 2 iirc, the Series was based on the book and they ended up covering all of it
@MalenaLannister5 ай бұрын
@@seanmarquis2216 Thank you. Lots of people thaugt the dream-scene meant there would be a second season.
@BabystarNoodle5 ай бұрын
このリストにほぼ同意だけど、お菊と銀がいないのを見ると10人では足りないみたいだね。
@ishusei5 ай бұрын
お菊は伊豆で一番。 お銀は江戸で一番目。
@HarrY_Anivia5 ай бұрын
Fuji❤❤❤❤
@ianw.92115 ай бұрын
You should watch the movie where the actor who played Yabushige played Genghis Khan, he is VERY good at acting.
@thenextseason5 ай бұрын
I'll do this, thank you!
@carrienorris22725 ай бұрын
Love this show
@mattburns88394 ай бұрын
Yeah, I pretty much agree with at least the top 8. Probably Lady Ochiba a spot or two higher, but that's about it. And yeah, Yabushige is #1. In the end, Toranaga came off very grey and kind of subjective. The whole story is told from Toranaga's side--mostly because Blackthorne and Mariko were on Toranaga's side--but it's never completely clear why Toranaga and the Shogun is better than Ishido and the Regents. Other than the fact that Toranaga is obviously the most brilliant political tactician and military strategist in Japan. Which doesn't necessaritly make him the best ruler, or the best character. The other thing to consider is that almost all of these characters are based on real historical figures--Toranaga is Tokugawa Iayasu, Blackthorne is William Adams, Mariko is Lady Gracia--and we all know who writes history, and it ain't the losers. Like, say Ishido or Yabusige. Which is a long way of saying, it didn't really seem like Toranaga was a good guy and Yabusige was a bad guy, as much as I just kind of knew what both of their fates would be. Although at least Toranaga never boiled anybody alive. You do have to give him that!
@IronMikeyT4 ай бұрын
fuji sama #1
@jerwinsantos72704 ай бұрын
It's still Toranaga for me. He commands the scenes and exudes power. That's hard! But I like Yabu too. But he's no.3. My no.2 is Mariko! 😊
@jdyahoo5 ай бұрын
Fuji....best nun🎉
@vintageguitarz14 ай бұрын
Want a shock? Look up a picture of Dan Kuramoto of the US Band 'Hiroshima', he is Yabushida's near twin! Dan also a friend of mine from way back in the late 80's.
@artonodarmodjo61543 ай бұрын
Mariko had a part in how Buntaro felt. I am not saying that she deserved what he did to her but She made no effort to make the marriage work. Since the beginning she said that the alliance with the Toda clan (Buntaro and Hiromatsu's clan) was useless. When somebody (Ochiba?) said that her father loved her, she said that she should have been married better. Buntaro showed compassion by allowing her to live. Mariko wanted nothing to do with him and always wanted to die. Her father married her off so early (2 years prior to the assasination?) so she was no longer part of the Akechi clan and saved from execution
@kambiz0esteki5 ай бұрын
Completely agree Especially the first pick
@BRO-HI8084 ай бұрын
1. Mariko 2. Yabushige 3. Fuji. And if Lady Kiri had more scenes, she might have been up there too.🤔
@obryn5 ай бұрын
Toranaga was a good character but not the number 2. I would say he's number 9 or 10. They didn't do enough to develop his character for the character he was. Too short of a series for his character. He was mostly a reveal at the end to fully realize he was the puppet master but the build up/setup to it wasn't that great.
@latebloomerabroad2 ай бұрын
#1-3 are also my top 3, although depending on the day, I may shuffle their order.
@hookstrpd5 ай бұрын
I feel the same about Fuji 😂 But seriously, what a great actress. My list: Mariko Toranaga Fuji Yabushige Ochiba Blackthorne Hiromatsu Ishido Kiku Omi
@thenextseason5 ай бұрын
That's a solid ranking!
@MS-pj6ql5 ай бұрын
Raiden>>>Scorpion
@kimdelrosario22405 ай бұрын
Now I'm excited for Mortal Kombat 2!
@dunjica775 ай бұрын
Yabushige and (controversial opinion incoming) Buntaro
@dmora23865 ай бұрын
Yabushige!
@skaijuice37144 ай бұрын
yabu is the Dream Uncle every niece / nephew wished they had !!!!
@jam_is_jammin3 ай бұрын
I liked the supporting characters better than the main characters. I liked the brothel owner and Toranaga’s spy.
@thenextseason3 ай бұрын
Yabushige > everyone else
@thureinoo5 ай бұрын
Yabushige!! :D
@ligh7ningx75 ай бұрын
Totally agree
@eugene-kahnagyeman25925 ай бұрын
Buntaro the baddest samurai in the series
@GoogleUserOne5 ай бұрын
Omi should have been ranked higher!
@rupes965 ай бұрын
Thats how you build a strong woman character without agenda. Its ironic isnt?
@thenextseason5 ай бұрын
It is a little...
@MalenaLannister5 ай бұрын
Mt favorite characters were Yabu and Fuji. I was sad that we didn't get to see what Clavell did for Fuji in his book, making her Mariko's confidant, and prior to her taking vows she is working as a matchmaker for Anjin San.
@colt46323 ай бұрын
Yabushige is #1. That is true.
@dcpack4 ай бұрын
Definitely Fuji # 2 at least.
@坂本秀之-c9w5 ай бұрын
missed Fuji sama.
@ahlbf75 ай бұрын
Toranaga-SAMA!
@hackapump5 ай бұрын
It's tricky, because some of the most interesting characters don't get much screen time, like Fuji for example. And on that note I think Kiko and her madam Gin are more interesting characters than a couple of the kids on your list.
@mariocorleone1065 ай бұрын
Hiromatsu imo by far... His last scene/10 minutes.... Hit me the hardest
@montaguegray74865 ай бұрын
yabu was the show stealer for sure, fuji was really good too they were probably the human characters. i liked buntaro a lot too he played his character which i thought was more complex then some might very well
@esfray444 ай бұрын
agreed!!!
@LordSugiyama6665 ай бұрын
Sugiyama was the best character for me
@discoandben93135 ай бұрын
Are you related to him? That’s an insane favourite.
@LordSugiyama6665 ай бұрын
@@discoandben9313 I find him very charismatic and underexploited unfortunately, he was a good character because he woke up against Ishido
@kimdelrosario44405 ай бұрын
Ahh interesting, I did find him to be this slick manipulator, still, I don’t care for your christian nonsense 😂
@LordSugiyama6665 ай бұрын
@@kimdelrosario4440 I don't understand the end of your message my dear
@kimdelrosario44405 ай бұрын
@@LordSugiyama666 oh haha, it’s an ep9 reference
@MLax-t5d5 ай бұрын
Great list of choices 😊👍👍👍👍👍
@thenextseason5 ай бұрын
Thank you!!
@jimmywrangles5 ай бұрын
All of them. I loved them all, even the bad guys.
@rieyuki5 ай бұрын
Who would win in a “grunt-off”: Yabushige or Henry Cavill as Geralt of Rivia?
@thenextseason5 ай бұрын
Hahahaha, now they're both gone:(
@kizo825 ай бұрын
Mariko ❤
@chrismann95855 ай бұрын
We need a prequel!
@genrai5 ай бұрын
I agree with you, Number 1 is Yabushige and number 2 is Toranaga but Fuji should be high, she is actually 3rd on my list and 4th is Toda Hiromatsu
@thenextseason5 ай бұрын
I guess I thought the characters' importance in the story a little too much. That's why Mariko is higher than Fuji
@genrai5 ай бұрын
@@thenextseason nah, its all good, its just my opinion, both were great, is just that Fuji and Hiromatsu were more impactful in their scenes for me
@thasmandotory5895 ай бұрын
mariko was a terrible wife as well
@thenextseason5 ай бұрын
I mean, she didn't have a say in her marriage, and we don't really know what other things happened that made her hate Buntaro.
@carrienorris22725 ай бұрын
Why did they kill off the translator
@thenextseason5 ай бұрын
She dies in episode 9. She basically sacrificed herself so that Toranaga would win the war
@justiceforall64125 ай бұрын
Fujikosama was a great character. The actress is so pretty and she has a face that made me feel the pain of losing her baby every time. Yabushiga was great. That actor played the ronin in the Zaitoichi remake. I ended up liking Yabushiga even though he's a villain.
@annfryer40485 ай бұрын
Mariko #1- even when she was not there … her presence was felt! How can you beat that?!! Toranaga #2- keeps you guessing, love his interactions with all the characters.. you get a different “version” of him with each character. #3 Blackthorn… started out as a used car salesman to developing some sense of inner peace. #4 Fuji… lost her son and her husband… winding up finding herself. #5 Hiromatsu…. Toranagas ride or die! Laid his life down for his friend and country.
@thenextseason5 ай бұрын
Yabushige is missing on that list but I forgive you :)
@annfryer40485 ай бұрын
@@thenextseason - yabu’s character never changed . He was an A**hole, 2 faced traitor the entire series! He was not a true friend and was a coward.