Lord Yoshii Toranaga

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Lord Yoshii Toranaga is the powerful, politically astute daimyo who serves as the central figure in James Clavell’s novel (and its adaptations) about feudal Japan’s struggle for supreme rule.

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Label Occurrences
Toranaga 6
Lord Yoshii Toranaga canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf daimyo ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ
warlord ⓘ
adaptedAs television character portrayed by Hiroyuki Sanada in "Shōgun" (2024) ⓘ
television character portrayed by Toshiro Mifune in "Shōgun" (1980) ⓘ
appearsIn novel "Shōgun" ⓘ
television miniseries "Shōgun" (1980) ⓘ
television series "Shōgun" (2024) ⓘ
associatedWith Ishido ⓘ
John Blackthorne ⓘ
Lady Mariko ⓘ
basedOn Tokugawa Ieyasu ⓘ
characterDevelopment evolves from apparently embattled regent to de facto unifier of Japan (in the story arc) ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Japan (fictionalized historical setting) ⓘ
linked to: Japan
creator James Clavell ⓘ
culturalRepresentation fictionalized version of early Tokugawa shogunate politics ⓘ
fictionalUniverse Shōgun universe ⓘ
linked to: Shogun
gender male ⓘ
goal to survive and prevail in the power struggle for control of Japan ⓘ
language Japanese (in-universe) ⓘ
medium literature ⓘ
television ⓘ
narrativeRole central figure in the struggle for supreme rule in Japan ⓘ
political rival of Ishido ⓘ
notableTrait highly intelligent ⓘ
patient and calculating ⓘ
politically astute ⓘ
skilled in strategy and manipulation ⓘ
occupation daimyo ⓘ
military leader ⓘ
political strategist ⓘ
partOf James Clavell's Asian Saga (as a character in "Shōgun") ⓘ
positionHeld daimyo of the Kanto region (in the story) ⓘ
member of the Council of Regents ⓘ
relationshipToProtagonist patron and master of John Blackthorne ⓘ
setting feudal Japan ⓘ
strategicMethod exploits rivalries among other daimyos ⓘ
uses deception and long-term planning ⓘ
themeInvolvement cultural conflict and adaptation ⓘ
loyalty and betrayal ⓘ
power and political intrigue ⓘ
timePeriod Sengoku period (fictionalized) ⓘ
linked to: Sengoku period

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Shogun → leadCharacter → Lord Yoshii Toranaga ⓘ
Shogun (1980 miniseries) → mainCharacter → Toranaga ⓘ
linked to: Lord Yoshii Toranaga
Shogun (1980 miniseries) → characterPortrayed → Toranaga ⓘ
linked to: Lord Yoshii Toranaga
Yoshii Toranaga (Shōgun 2024) → givenName → Toranaga ⓘ
linked to: Lord Yoshii Toranaga
John Blackthorne → allyOf → Toranaga ⓘ
linked to: Lord Yoshii Toranaga
Mariko → loyalTo → Toranaga ⓘ
linked to: Lord Yoshii Toranaga
Mariko → associatedWith → Toranaga ⓘ
linked to: Lord Yoshii Toranaga