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Shōgun is a 1975 historical novel by author James Clavell that chronicles 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 restorat
A story about an actually noble nobleman, beset by rival houses, in a world where adherence to rigid rules of duty and honor can make the difference between life and death: People kind of like that stuff."
Shogun is not the story of a hero charging his enemies. It's the story of a mastermind slowly revealing himself, until a nation cowers before his countenance." [16] Josh Rosenberg of Esquire wrote, "That's plenty of material should Shōgun return for season 2, but this seems like the end for the beloved series. No more bloodshed.
Shogun has wrapped up its first season on FX and Hulu, bringing the epic novel by James Clavell to life. Due to the popularity of the show and the critical success, it was quickly renewed for a ...
Screenwriter and Shōgun showrunner Justin Marks and his wife, short story writer Rachel Kondo, who joined the project as his co-creator, endured a lengthy development process that culminated in a ...
The story's main city setting, the Japanese port city of Osaka, was recreated near Port Moody, British Columbia, and a scale model of a complete Japanese galley ship was built in a parking lot.
Shōgun follows "the collision of two ambitious men from different worlds, 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 ...
"Crimson Sky" (Japanese: 紅天, Hepburn: Kōten) is the ninth episode of the American historical drama television series Shōgun, based on the novel by James Clavell.