Lady Ochiba returns to Osaka in order to accelerate the Regents' campaign against Toranaga. In Ajiro, Toranaga tests Mariko's loyalty to his cause.
Outplayed by new alliances in Osaka, Toranaga is forced to carve out a new deal with a long lost family member.
View More InfoToranaga's defeated clan moves to Edo and awaits their fate. Blackthorne must decide who he fights for - the lord who has turned his back on him, or the ambition that brought him to Japan in the first place.
View More InfoMariko arrives in Osaka for the fight of her life. Blackthorne and Yabushige scramble to save their own heads as their options dwindle.
View More InfoIn the wake of a tragic death, Blackthorne finally considers the true nature of Toranaga's plan.
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