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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
Sean T. Collins of The New York Times wrote, "So in the end, it is the show's opening credits, with the image of a frightening mask erupting from a mountainside, that have the right of it. 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."
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.
The shogun presented Adams with two swords representing the authority of a samurai, and decreed that William Adams the pilot was dead and that Miura Anjin, a samurai, was born in his place ...
"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." This story contains historical spoilers for FX’s Shōgun. Life wasn't kind to women in feudal Japan ...
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 ...
Justin Marks and Rachel Kondo explained that the change was because it was more historically accurate, as Japan had already been introduced to muskets 50 years prior to the events of the story. [ 4 ] Marks said that Nagakado was in a "tough and not-so-tough position", citing his ambitions in living up to his father's standards, and suggesting ...
Shogun (English: / ˈ ʃ oʊ ɡ ʌ n / SHOH-gun; [1] Japanese: 将軍, romanized: shōgun, pronounced [ɕoːɡɯɴ] ⓘ), officially sei-i taishōgun (征夷大将軍, "Commander-in-Chief of the Expeditionary Force Against the Barbarians"), [2] was the title of the military rulers of Japan during most of the period spanning from 1185 to 1868. [3]