Mariko VS Ishido Army Fight Scene | Shōgun Episode 9 

Can we take a moment and reflect on how bad ass Mariko's Samurai Bodyguards were!!

Trying to leave the castle was probably the most badass scenes in movie history. The formality to it all, the respect, and the accepting of one's fate. Pretty incredible. And the way she stood there, right in the middle of it all, no fear. Priceless. Then to top it off, they give us a REALISTIC fight scene with a female. No girl power, no mystical change into a female Musashi Miyamoto. She tried her best against superior numbers, cut one guy - not a kill, and the rest played defense especially since they were under orders not to kill her.

The first Samurai who Mariko ordered to kill the two is such a badass! one..two..three efficient strikes resulting in two instant deaths. And the way he cleaned his sword off of blood was badass too! Definitely the Boba Fett of the scene. lol

Her kimono is so exquisite in this scene. I feel so much for Mariko. Her powerlessness in the end made me cry.

Choreography goes so hard bruh, plus the elite sound design and camera shot selection makes these action scenes absolutely elite

Killing the brown samurai’s in the book with arrows was considered to be very cowardly because they fought honorably and would have died from their wounds in a moment. They should have been allowed the honor of dying as true Samurai doing their duty.

The samurai's swordsmanship in the first scene is superb. He first sliced the wrist of the opponent who tried to draw his sword, incapacitating him, then killed the next samurai with a precise slash to the neck, and finally decapitated the samurai whose wrist had been severed.

People making movies/shows need to stop with the "faceless bad guys for the hero to win against" trope. THIS is how you do a fight scene.

Her escorts were the embodiment of Samurai. Skilled. Obedient. Honorable. Not one of them hesitated. Every deviant, scheming, maniacal character was eclipsed by their performance in this scene. This was the only part of the episode I cared to revisit.

I can't remember TV ever being this good. Damn.

1:48 The way the servant places the naginata into her mistress's hand is absolutely perfect. This second brief motion at the end - the fast gentle sliding of her hand along the shaft and the slight pressure - ensures that the weapon truly rests securely in her mistress's hand. In the event that Mariko hadn't properly grasped the weapon after the servant let go, this small movement would make it impossible for the naginata to slip from her hand and embarrass Mariko. It's perfect. "Another nice pour."

0:10 "It ain't personal."

Dude the first samouraï are so badass

It just goes to show how loyal the samurai are to their leaders. You ask for someone dead, they'll do it and with honor.

The two armored samurai who escorted Mariko It was really cool.

Wow! The first samurai! Three strikes, two dead. Clears blade of blood before back In scabbard! And the other samurai behind jumps into stance to back his play! Brilliant!

Ana Sawai should win that emmy for her performance in this episode

Yabu described this scene the best: "It was a poem, Anjin-san. Don't you see that?"

Damn. One of the best TV series I've ever seen. Great respect for Mariko. In my opinion the best way to portray the strength of a woman. Such a masterpierce.

Am I the only one that gets incredibly emotional EVERY EPISODE 😮‍💨this is phenomenal to say the least. Every human connected with this project should be proud of what they’ve brought to the world. This show is connecting cultures, generations, strangers and pulling from us our most precious memories of what family, loyalty and perseverance is. Arigatou gozaimashita

If you rewatch closely....the first samurai cuts the hand off of the first guy.....kills the second guy....then comes back and kills the first guy. So sick. Crazy attention to detail to have him disable the first threat in order to attack the second.

only after watching episode 10 did I understand that THIS IS Crimson Sky... It was really intended that she will die either at the hands of the Palace guards... or by comitting seppuku exposing Ishida as dishonorable and exposing the hostage taking that had been happening.... masterful stroke by Toranaga when he asked her if she was ready to do her part..

Imma need therapy after this episode 😭😭😭😭

This Mariko’s battle space is called "枡形虎口 MASUGATA-KOGUCHI", which is installed at the entrance of a traditional castle in Japan. The defenders of the castle can lure invading enemy forces into this space and annihilate them by raining down many bullets and arrows from above. Japan's traditional castles are designed to be extremely difficult to attack or escape.

When Ochiba was looking at Mariko fighting, I can't tell if it out of pity, sadness or guilt

The part where she instructs his samurai to kill the first two guys was indeed badass but… there’s a part that is cut from this scene where she approaches the group with lances and says “I’m a vassal of lord Toranaga and my orders are clear” daaaamn that was the mic drop moment.

A strong female character who is flawed, gets frustrated, realises she can’t win against a group of armed men and keeps her respect with the audience? I never thought I’d see this day with modern media!

Mariko-sama stood on big business! Poor Blackthorne. The way he strongly muttered her name urging her to stop this. How powerless his character must have felt.

You know people were already spittin fire when saying "This is how you do a strong female character" but she just took it to new levels in this sequence.

Happy to see everyone loved the bodyguards as much as I did!

Mariko said. Good people and beautiful flowers know when their lives are to be over.

I have read Shogun twice in the last 40 years. What an incredible book and glimpse into that culture.

The amount of respect they have to each other is massive, tradition and culture live on their veins. Bowing down to your oponent before you kill them is so damn bad ass,

The way how John Blackthrone is just watching everything go down by looking down from above with his hands folded just looks so cool!

Mariko is one of the reasons why I appreciate women. THAT'S HOW YOU WRITE A FEMALE CHARACTER! Idc if it's Asian, black, or white. You do her right, and people will love her. Not those Bulsht disney Starwars Captain Marvel cringe that we saw.

We needed more fight scenes like this on this show.

The first two kills are so smooth!

The level of intensity is amazing.

That first slash to take the first guy’s fingers off was such a cool detail, what a show

Fantastic scene. Mariko is very strong, cold like a shogun.

近衛兵の精鋭感が素晴らしい。 腕は勿論、胆力、立ち居振る舞いが見事。

Just a monster badass scene with a show that has a lot of those. Wow! Do not mess with Mariko-sama!

It's freaking amazing that they kept in all the details that goes on with weapons fight. Reach and number superiority, tiredness creeping in very quickly, movements becoming weary and slow... Mariko didn't won the fight, or didn't even hurted them much, but the scene makes her justice, she did really well in such an unfair fight she knew she couldn't win.

Amazing not even one archer dares hit lady Mariko. Chaos surrounding her she stands as if daring them. Those Samurai with her portrayed loyalty like nothing else.

Its a shame the scene has to be cut down for copyright purposes,my favourite part of the scene is when that Samurai flawlessly cuts down the two guards with ease in a couple of well executed movements and then loudly shouts “the lady will leave now!” Or something to that effect… seriously epic. A shame he lost his life to a cowardly arrow mere seconds later 😂 I love this show

At some point of the original novel, there was a young samurai, remembering this scene, who said: I thought I was going to die of pride by just watching lady Mariko fighting her way out of the castle... It was not a scene they kept in the original serie with LADY Yoko Shimada. (R.I.P.) I am so glad they kept it in this one.

There is a common used word called Kakugo 覚悟 which means mental and emotional preparedness to face difficult situations, challenges, etc. It is a state in which you have overcome fear/doubts/regrets knowing what could come ahead and accepting that still with a determination to carry through/endure to the end. This show did a really good job portraying that at the extreme level. Everyone has the Kakugo to die at any moment. It’s their default mental state. Especially Yabushige - that guy really has balls of steel - and Mariko and Hiromatsus display were memorable. Even Marikos guards. They probably knew that this where it ends before walking through those gates, at any moment they must fight and get cut down, yet they showed no cowardice. What Mariko did also takes guts. Imagine what that’s like, having to walk into blades and then decide to commit suicide even if you don’t necessarily want to. I can never have Kakugo for anything at their level

I held my breathe for this episode!!!!

This is so real. No matter how skilled you are, two or three guys round you up and you'd be dead.

Most powerful episode of any series I've watched. I was ready to rouse my household at the offense given to Lady Mariko!

In most other shows nowadays this would've been a cringey girlboss moment where she defeats all the guards and only loses because she has archers aiming at her but they actually showed a believable scenario and its that much more powerful because of it. Mariko is one of the best characters in the show.

Felt bad for the last man standing. Atleast let him face you before stabbing him with the spear.

"お斬りくだされ" が"Please kill him"にしか翻訳できないのが字幕表現の限界を感じる

The way they would die for her is amazing 🔥🔥🔥🔥 I was screaming at the tv at this scene loved it

The way she ordered to kill is so chilling! I finished this series overnight. I just cant stop!

Needless to say, her performance this episode... Blew me away.

She acts like a skilled fighter with no fear, to ‘I am just as crazy as my old man’. Bring it

He even bow before he draw his sword and attack. Honorable culture.

OMG one of the most intense and IMPOV legitimate samurai sword fight!

what an episode! so few words said but so freaking powerful. Excellent film making. It should be taught in schools

It's small details like the first bodyguard that cuts the first guy's fingers to stop him from grabbing his katana that makes this show amazing

Grammy award is coming

Loved Mariko Sama the entire series, such a strong woman. I imagine she was not very afraid of the warning arrows, what with all she endured from her husband.

One of the most chilling scenes series.

Mariko standing in front of the swordsman reminds me of John Snow standing in ftont of the charging cavalry in the Battle of the Bastards of GoT. Priceless!

Best episode so far - well done Anna.

That one Samurai who Mariko put in charge next was so badass, the fact that he charged all the way through to the other side and was still alive only to get shot by an arrow. I'm pretty sure he would have been able to take them all out if it wasn't for that coward!

This scene was amazing!!!!!

1st strike: cuts the first guy’s hand off before he draws his sword. 2nd strike: kills second guy. 3rd strike: comes back to kill off first guy. The detail is crazy.

Bro opened with Cloud’s Triple Slash move

The best scene of the whole series. Magnificent.

The thing that made this scene so heart breaking to watch, is that took years to create warriors of that caliber. The training, the discipline, the combat experience and they were spent in an instant.

Actually Samurai have no problem with killing foes from a distance. They are trained with the bow from a young age and Oda Nobonaga was quick to adopt firearms as soon as they were introduced to Japan. This idea of a dishonourable kill from a distance is more of 19th century invention spread by the west.

I was so disappointed to find that she did not live until the end of this season. She has made a significant contribution to her role and the story. Like a pillar of the temple

These movies are a bad ass this reflects dynasty of samurai’s the plots sound effects scenery etc etc it’s just phenomenal !

I loved this scene, as Mariko does everything in her power to honour her lord's orders. Then to see her face all his soldiers was epic. And John watching helplessly. You can see his concern. But Mariko really does have courage. Her powerleness was so sad

Those Samurais were kick ass characters but Ishido just wanted to be dishonorable and used the arrows.

She would turn into Captain Mariko if Hollywood handled this scene 😂

Love that bow before killing, like "nothing personal, fellas."

Badass scene with great acting and strongly written characters.

Take notes marvel, this is how you do it.

This scene .... everything about it, the writing, the acting, the cinematography... everything was just PERFECT!

The first 20 seconds, the most badass scene in history as well as the best girl boss scene at the end.

ive never seen "diplomatic tensions" portrayed so perfectly

This is my favorite scene from a TV show ever. Superb.

This episode was mindblowingly fantastic.. worthy of legendary status.

watch in slowmo every single fighter in this scene, absolute perfect and realistic coreography.

The shortness of the main fight between the guards/soldiers feels extremely realistic to me. No insane unnecessarily stretched out choerography but instead every swing has a purpose and it all ends very quickly

Can I say, the one thing that I appreciated the most out of this scene, was drawing the sword from the scabbard didn't have the completely overexaggerated and unrealistic sound every other sword-related movie/show does. I love this show too much

Imagine if the last season of game of thrones was as well written with its complex characters and deep story as Shōgun.

That Samurai's initial draw was so clean holy shit I had to comment just to say he died well! Glad to see they put time into the skill required to weild such a blade effectively with finesse.

FINE. I’ll watch Shogun again

It really depicts the way the samurai fought with their main weapons the Yari and naginata , as the katana was not really the main weapon of a samurai

When I saw the trailer I was worried they were going to do the "bad ass woman" unrealistically defeats 12 samuari single-handed Marvels trope. But the way this was done, with the Lord Kiyama essentially ordering th3m only to defend and not harm her made it 100 percent plausible

such an amazing series. sad it is over :(

The actor playing Miyai. Mariko's second in command. The sound of his voice is so badass. Low, smooth, and very Japanese.

Ishido made a big mistake now everyone will be against him

This is how you portray and write a strong female character, she didn’t need to physically beat any of them to show herself to be stronger than all of them combined…this is pure feminine strength through and through, done right. If this was your typical Hollywood show/movie, she would’ve beaten everyone in this scene with no difficulty whatsoever.

Fact: female warriors (onna bugeisha) mostly used naginata instead of katana to compensate for their smaller body build against bigger male samurai who wielded a katana. In simple words, if you are smaller than your enemy, your weapon must be bigger than his.

her screams, her cries, her whines 😭😭😭