The fifth episode of FX’s series adaptation of Shōgun is titled “Broken to the Fist,” an analogy Toranaga uses for training hawks to hunt. The metaphor can be applied to multiple characters, while the fist is no doubt Toranaga’s. The quote is delivered to Toranaga’s son, Nagakado, to scold him for assassinating Ishido’s samurai at the […]

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