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James Clavell's Shōgun (1975) is a historical novel chronicling the end of Japan’s Azuchi-Momoyama period (1568-1600) and the dawn of the Edo period (1603-1868). Loosely based on actual events and figures Shōgun narrates how European interests and internal conflicts within Japan brought about the Shogunate restoration.
The book was then adapted into a hit 1980s miniseries starring Richard Chamberlain, Toshiro Mifune and Yoko Shimada. While the story is fictional, many of the characters are based on real-life ...
THE SAGA OF Lord Yoshii Toranaga's political and military ascent in feudal Japan continues in Shōgun, FX's epic miniseries based on the bestselling novel by James Clavell.Told in part from the ...
The character is loosely based on the life of the 17th-century English navigator William Adams, who was the first Englishman to visit Japan. The character appears in the 1980 TV miniseries Shōgun, played by Richard Chamberlain, [1] and by Cosmo Jarvis in a 2024 series based on the book. Cosmo Jarvis plays Blackthorne in the 2024 series.
A Council of five rulers—who are governing Japan until their late lord’s heir comes of age—looks to impeach the powerful Yoshii Toranaga (played by Hiroyuki Sanada).
The series is set in 1600, and follows three characters. John Blackthorne , a risk-taking English sailor who ends up shipwrecked in Japan , a land whose unfamiliar culture will ultimately redefine him; Lord Toranaga, a shrewd, powerful daimyo , at odds with his own dangerous, political rivals; and Lady Mariko, a woman with invaluable skills but ...
The courtesan and geisha Kiku from James Clavell's novel Shōgun is based on Okuni. She is a playable character in Pokémon Conquest (Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition in Japan), with her partner Pokémon being Larvesta and later Volcarona. Appears in videogame Nioh 2. Protagonist meets and assists her in two sub missions.
Shōgun is far from over.. Based on James Clavell’s 1975 novel of the same name, the FX/Hulu historical drama is set in 17th-century Japan and follows the political ambitions of three characters ...