‘Shogun’ Cast and Character Guide: Who Plays Who on the FX Epic?

The cast of the FX series “Shogun” is a sprawling one and it can be hard to keep track of who’s who in the historical epic.

The leads are Hiroyuki Sanada of “John Wick: Chapter 4” as Lord Yoshii Toranaga and Cosmo Jarvis of “Persuasion” as the stranded Englishman who proves pivotal to Toranaga’s fortunes. Here’s our guide to help you figure out who the rest of the players in this political saga are and where else you might have seen the actors who play them.

Hiroyuki Sanada as Yoshii Toranaga

The actor and martial artist who’s been in “Lost,” “John Wick: Chapter 4” and “The Last Samurai” plays Lord Yoshii Toranaga.