Stephen Turnbull

Stephen Richard Turnbull (born 6 February 1948) is a British historian concentrating on Japanese military history, especially the samurai period, and has published numerous books. in a program of study jointly overseen by both the Departments of East Asian Studies and Theology and Religious Studies.

He was on the editorial board of the short-lived Medieval History Magazine (2003–2005), which was published in association with the Royal Armouries. He was a consultant for the PC game Shogun: Total War and also its sequel Total War: Shogun 2, both products of Creative Assembly, as well as historical advisor on the Hollywood film 47 Ronin starring Keanu Reeves. He also appeared as a subject matter expert for the Netflix documentary series Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan in 2021.

He is semi-retired, but still holds the post of Visiting Professor of Japanese Studies at Akita International University in Japan. 2013 47 Ronin Historical advisor Film 2012 Ninja Shadow Warriors Self—Historian TV documentary 2011 Total War: Shogun 2 Historical consultant Video game 2008 Heroes and Villains (TV series) Historical consultant TV Documentary 2000 Shogun: Total War Historical consultant Video game 2004 Samurai: The Last Warrior Historical consultant (as Dr. Stephen Turnbull) TV documentary

Honours British Association for Japanese Studies, Cannon Prize. Japan Festival Literary Award (1998).