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Shogun is a work of historical fiction based upon the power struggle between the successors of Toyotomi Hideyoshi that led to the founding of the Tokugawa shogunate. Clavell based each character on a historical figure, but changed their names in order to add narrative deniability to the story.
The shogun, head of the army who also enjoyed civil, military, diplomatic and judicial authority. [116] Although in theory the shogun was an emperor's servant, it became the true power behind the throne. [117] No shogun tried to usurp the throne, even when they had at their disposal the military power of the territory.
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.
Here’s the true story of how a sailor named William Adams became the first westerner to reach that storied rank. William Adams was born in Kent in 1564. In later life, he recalled his childhood ...
Shōgun (Japanese: SHOGUN 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.
As a Virgo, I’m all about order. As a kid, I created my own card catalog for my collection of books, as if I were a library. I still alphabetize and catalog all of my music on Discogs.
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 ...
Shōgun is a 1980 American historical drama miniseries based on James Clavell's 1975 novel of the same name.The series was produced by Paramount Television and first broadcast in the United States on NBC over five nights between September 15 and 19, 1980.