FX’s critically acclaimed drama Shōgun has expanded its cast by five as production on season two is set to kick off in January 2026. The network confirmed Asami Kizukawa has joined the cast as Aya, Masataka Kubota will play Hyūga, Sho Kaneta is on board as Hidenobu, Takaaki Enoki is Lord Ito, and Jun Kunimura will play Gōda.
The newcomers join returning series stars Hiroyuki Sanada as Toranaga, Cosmo Jarvis as Blackthorne, Fumi Nikaidô as Ochiba, and Shinnosuke Abe as Buntaro. Hiroto Kanai is back as Omi, Yoriko Dôguchi is Kiri, Tommy Bastow is Alvito, Yuko Miyamoto is Gin, Eita Okuno plays Saeki, and Yuka Kouri is Kiku.
“In the first season, Lord Yoshii Toranaga (Sanada) fought for his survival as his enemies in the Council of Regents united against him. When a mysterious European ship was found marooned in a nearby village, its English pilot John Blackthorne (Cosmo Jarvis) shared vital strategic secrets with Toranaga that tipped the scales of power in his favor to win a century-defining civil war,” reads FX’s synopsis. “Part two of Shōgun is set ten years after the events of the first season and continues the historically inspired saga of these two men from different worlds whose fates are inextricably entwined.”
Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks created the Emmy Award-winning series, based on James Clavell’s novel. Marks, Kondo, Michaela Clavell, Edward L. McDonnell, Michael De Luca, and Hiroyuki Sanada serve as executive producers. Hiromi Kamata and Takeshi Fukunaga will return to direct episodes of the second season. Season two writers include Kondo, Marks, Shannon Goss, Matt Lambert, Maegan Houang, Emily Yoshida, Caillin Puente, and Sofie Somoroff.
