Some familiar assassins pop up at the end of Shogun episode 9.
But what exactly is a shinobi?
This article contains spoilers forShogunepisode 9.
What Mariko is describing is a shinobi.
Now,inShogunepisode 9, we encounter shinobi once again in a far more tragic fashion.
But who exactly are these shinobi?Episode 9 of the officialShoguncompanion podcasthas a fascinating breakdown on the assassins.
Theres so much lore about shinobi dating back to the Edo period.
Thats when you start to see the image of [shinobi dressed in black].
They were a lot of different things but they were mostly spies gathering information.
Western audiences in the post WWII-era tend to be more familiar with the word ninja.
Where did shinobi come from though?
TheShogunpodcast once again has the answer.
A lot of the time they were ashigaru, who were the foot soldiers, Puente said.
Whenever were seeing a big army behind Toranaga or Yabushige, the vast percentage of people there are ashigaru.
When they arent at war theyre working for hire theyre farmers, theyre doing whatever.
Shogunwas willing to draw from both shinobi fact and shinobi fiction in its depiction.
Nine episodes of Shogun are available to stream on Hulu now.
The finale premieres Tuesday, April 23 on Hulu and airs that Tuesday night at 10 p.m.
