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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
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.
[11] Tyler Johnson of TV Fanatic gave the episode a 4.5 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "This hour of Shogun depicts a hinged moment between monumental events - a period in which time briefly slows down and offers a moment for contemplation before everything changes forever. While we know there's much more story left to tell, "A Stick of Time ...
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.
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[18] Tyler Johnson of TV Fanatic gave the episode a 4.5 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "Shogun entertained, of course. At times, it even leaned heavily on some very familiar tropes. At times, it even leaned heavily on some very familiar tropes.
The name Asian Saga was first applied to the series after Shōgun had been published. The purpose of the Asian Saga was, according to Clavell—descendant of a family long in service to the British Empire, and who was a prisoner of war of the Japanese during the Second World War—to tell "the story of the Anglo-Saxon in Asia".
Shōgun: The Musical is a musical with a book and lyrics by John Driver [1] and music by Paul Chihara. [1]Based on James Clavell's 1975 novel [1] and the 1980 television mini-series of the same name, the musical centers on shipwrecked English sea captain John Blackthorne, who finds himself drawn into a political power play while involved in an illicit affair with a married noblewoman in 17th ...