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Shōgun (Japanese: 将軍, pronounced [ɕoːɡɯɴ] ⓘ) is an American historical drama television series created by Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks.It is based on the 1975 novel by James Clavell, which was previously adapted into a 1980 miniseries.
Sean T. Collins of The New York Times wrote, "Clearly, Shogun is building steam as our knowledge of both the characters and the stakes deepen. The more you see of it, the more you want to know how it ends." [9] Josh Rosenberg of Esquire wrote, ""War will be declared on my clan," Toranaga tells his men. "I desire no land. I want no honors.
"Tomorrow Is Tomorrow" (Japanese: 明日は明日, Hepburn: Ashita wa Ashita) is the third episode of the American historical drama television series Shōgun, based on the novel by James Clavell. The episode was written by co-executive producer Shannon Goss, and directed by Charlotte Brändström.
William Adams, the 16th century navigator-turned-samurai on whom Blackthorne's character in Shōgun is based, actually held the title of "jikatatori hatamoto" in real-life, directly serving the ...
IN FOCUS: The new FX/Disney+ series, adapted from James Clavell’s 1975 novel, is the most-nominated show at this year’s Emmy Awards. As Kevin E G Perry writes, both the book and show take ...
There’s an inexplicable moment in the latest episode of Shōgun that I simply can’t shake. It’s not one of the many historical or political plots—and this scene has nothing to do with some ...
John Blackthorne, also known as Anjin (按針, lit. "Pilot", "Steuermann"), is the protagonist of James Clavell's 1975 novel Shōgun.The character is loosely based on the life of the 17th-century English navigator William Adams, who was the first Englishman to visit Japan.
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 dishonorable family ties, who must prove her value and ...