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1. www.japantimes.co.jp › culture › 2024/03/09New ‘Shogun’ series is a cut above the original - The Japan Times

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   New ‘Shogun’ series is a cut above the original. The five-part mini-series “Shogun,” based on James Clavell’s 1975 bestselling novel of the same name, was a smash hit for the NBC network ...

   • ‘Shogun’ and the painstaking art of ‘getting it right’

     Sep 16, 2024. Overnight, U.S. television show “Shogun” has...

2. www.tokyoweekender.com › shogun-2024-series-reviewThe Good, the Bad, and the Fundamentally Baffling of “Shogun”

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   Mar 22, 2024 · The original Shogun novel had a weird fixation with ritual samurai suicide. It often felt that, according to Clavell, no other forms of apology existed in Japan, which is why the board game, Sorry!, never caught on over there. Shogun (2024), bizarrely, ups the number of suicides, even starting with one. Not by a samurai, but by the captain of ...

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4. www.bbc.com › culture › articleShōgun: The brutal Japanese history that inspired 2024's ...

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   Mar 5, 2024 · 5 March 2024. James Balmont. Features correspondent. FX. Cosmo Jarvis and Hiroyuki Sanada star in the new hit Hulu/FX/Disney+ series Shōgun, which brings to life Japan's violent feudal past in ...

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5. www.japantimes.co.jp › culture › 2024/09/16‘Shogun’ and the painstaking art of ‘getting it right’

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   Sep 16, 2024 · Sep 16, 2024. Overnight, U.S. television show “Shogun” has gone from contender to champion. On Sunday, the show set at the end of Japan's Sengoku Period received four Emmy Awards in drama ...

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6. japan-forward.com › the-geopolitics-of-shogun-in-aThe Geopolitics of 'Shogun' in a New Era - JAPAN Forward

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   May 14, 2024 · The Geopolitics of 'Shogun' in a New Era. "Shogun" is not just a slickly-made exotic historical drama. It tells a powerful story about Japan and the West that is to a significant degree based on fact. Actor Hiroyuki Sanada (center) and others involved in the miniseries "Shogun" attend a press conference on February 20, at the Foreign ...

7. foreignpolicy.com › 2024/03/30 › shogun-game-of'Shogun' Is the New 'Game of Thrones,' Set in 17th-Century Japan

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   Mar 30, 2024 · TV’s New ‘Game of Thrones’ Is Set in 17th-Century Japan. “Shogun” is an update of a 44-year-old series perfectly suited to today’s tastes. March 30, 2024, 7:00 AM. By Jordan Hoffman, a ...

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   Why is Shogun important to Japanese history?

   • Shogun places strange and unnecessary obstacles to learning about real Japanese history. There really was a patient warlord ostensibly in the service of the previous ruler of Japan, who consolidated power, elevated an English sailor to the rank of samurai, and brought dignity back to the title of shogun.

   The Good, the Bad, and the Fundamentally Baffling of “Shogun”

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   Why did Shogun kill so many samurai?

   • The original Shogun novel had a weird fixation with ritual samurai suicide. It often felt that, according to Clavell, no other forms of apology existed in Japan, which is why the board game, Sorry!, never caught on over there. Shogun (2024), bizarrely, ups the number of suicides, even starting with one.

   The Good, the Bad, and the Fundamentally Baffling of “Shogun”

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   Why is Shogun so confusing?

   • The historical confusion in Shogun is ultimately a problem with the novel, not the miniseries. As an adaptation, the miniseries had to stick with the original, needlessly made-up names while trying to fix as many of the book’s other problems without straying too far from it.

   The Good, the Bad, and the Fundamentally Baffling of “Shogun”

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   Did 'Shogun' really get things right?

   • Indeed, on and offscreen, the “Shogun” cast and crew have gone above and beyond to make sure the viewer knows: They really tried to “get things right.” The show employed three masters of gestures just to advise actors on the movements of 16th-century Japanese lords and ladies.

   ‘Shogun’ and the painstaking art of ‘getting it right’

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   Is 'Shogun' based on a true story?

   • The five-part mini-series “Shogun,” based on James Clavell’s 1975 bestselling novel of the same name, was a smash hit for the NBC network in September 1980, spurring a boom of all things Japanese in North America.

   New ‘Shogun’ series is a cut above the original

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   Is 'Shogun' worth watching?

   • The accolades are warranted. Aside from the gratuitous scenes of suffering and bloody heads on spikes that are now television de rigueur, “Shogun” is an incredibly crisp production and a pleasurable watch.

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9. time.com › 6696582Why This Historian Is Looking Forward to the New 'Shogun'

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   Feb 27, 2024 · February 27, 2024 8:00 AM EST. T he original Shōgun was a rare phenomenon. More than 1,200 pages and 400,000 words in length, it proved stunningly successful, staying on the best-seller list for ...