Shogun
monition : This article contains SPOILERS forShōgunepisode 9 .
Summary
Everything Mariko did in Osaka was part of the deputation Toranaga give her at the end of episode 8.Lady Mariko ’s menage backstoryexplains why she was not afraid to die , and why she always remain patriotic to Toranaga . ConsideringMariko had been seeking death ever since her intact folk was kill following her father ’s actions , it is tragically meet that she decease as a samurai who fulfilled her duty to her lord at theend ofShōgunepisode 9 .
Lady Mariko Fulfilled Lord Toranaga’s “Crimson Sky” Plan In Shōgun Episode 9
Lady Mariko’s sacrifice means she concluded her mission
Despite her tragic death , Lady Mariko completed the missionary work Lord Toranaga assigned her to . Toranaga plan to weaken Ishido and Ochiba by disrupt the stability they had atthe Osaka Castle . By sending Mariko to Osaka in front of him , Toranaga put Ishido in check . This is because Ishido would either have to let Mariko leave the castling and return to Edo as Toranaga ordered her to or admit that she and the other ladies were being kept there against their will . Either termination would sabotage Ishido and remove the reward he had thanks to the hostages .
Thanks to Mariko ’s forfeiture , Ishido is finally in a position of weakness .
This is why , despite allowing Mariko to bequeath Osaka , Ishido on the Q.T. send assassins to kill heron that same nighttime . Still , even though Mariko was killed after all , what chance at the castle can hardly be consider a triumph for Ishido . Mariko is dead , but her forfeit will allow the other ladies of Toranaga ’s court to exist and tell what happened . Ishido will sure be accused of keeping hostages in Osaka , and even if not every daimyo turns against him , this will belike be him significant ally . Thanks to Mariko ’s sacrifice , Ishido is eventually in a position of weakness .
How Lady Mariko Affected Ishido’s Control Over Osaka
The stability Ishido had in Osaka is gone
Ishido and Ochiba - no - katahad been maintain of import daimyos and their families as hostage in Osaka , although in a rather insidious manner . Those inside the castling were aware that they were not permit to leave , yet they were never publicly referred to as hostages . Although he is the leader of the Council of Regents , Ishido does not have the authority to keep lords and ladies in his castle against their will . He does , however , have enough men to turn the castling into his own fortress . This is why Toranaga needed Mariko to “ go off ” Ishido ’s fortress from within .
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Actor
Custom image by Sam MacLennan
Real - Life Inspiration
Yoshii Toranaga
Hiroyuki Sanada
Custom image by Marcelo Leite
Tokugawa Ieyasu
John Blackthorne
Cosmo Jarvis
Custom image by Marcelo Leite
William Adams
Toda Mariko
Anna Sawai
Hosokawa Gracia
Kashigi Yabushige
Tadanobu Asano
Honda Masanobu
Kashigi Omi
Hiroto Kanai
Honda Masazumi
Ishido Kazunari
Takehiro Hira
Ishida Mitsunari
Ochiba - no - kata
Fumi Nikaido
Yodo - dono
By refusing to stay at the rook and evoking her family line name , Lady Mariko gave Ishido an ultimatumand showed the other lords and dame that they could also verbalise up . For example , as soon as Ishido permit Mariko to leave , Kiri - no - taka take if she will be granted good passage as well . Mariko ’s words against Ishido was enough to make upheaval at the castling , which was her plan since the beginning . Ishido may have succeeded in kill Mariko , but the leverage he had thanks to those hostage is gone .
How Lord Toranaga’s Crimson Sky Sets Up Shōgun Episode 10
Toranaga can attack now that Ishido is weakened
Lord Toranaga was asked to put Crimson Sky in movement two episodes ago , yet he knew that marching against Osaka with their current number would be worthless . Things became even more difficult after Toranaga ’s half - brother snitch him and array himself with Ishido . Toranaga had no choice but to pretend he was become to surrender and purchase himself metre to orchestrate a better plan . Crimson Sky is still stand for to befall , butToranaga first had to weaken Ishido . Ishido and Ochiba ’s current influence comes from Osaka , particularly the hostages , which are now out of the equating thanks to Mariko .
Director Fred Toye breaks down the surprising ending to Shōgun instalment 9 , including that intense Shinobi successiveness and what it means for the last .
With Ishido and Ochiba having to administrate the crisis created by Mariko , now is the thoroughgoing sentence for Toranaga to launch an attack . Ishido is not defeated yet , and he may still have enough power to hold the castling and meet Toranaga on the battlefield . That said , Toranaga now has a much dependable chance than he did before Mariko arrived in Osaka . After a deal of political games , Shōgunepisode 10 is expected to deliver the battle between Toranaga and Ishido that the show has been setting up since the beginning .
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Shōgun , unblock in 2024 , is set in Japan during 1600 at the oncoming of a meaning polite warfare . It follows Lord Yoshii Toranaga as he combat political opposer on the Council of Regents , while a European ship mysteriously come along in a nearby sportfishing village , complicating the tides of power .
