Shogun (1980) Samurai Miniseries Review

Shōgun is a 1980 American historical drama television 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 September 19, 1980. It was written by Eric Bercovici and directed by Jerry London, and stars Richard Chamberlain, Toshiro Mifune, and Yoko Shimada, with a large supporting cast. Clavell served as executive producer. To date, it is the only American television production to be filmed on-location entirely in Japan, with additional soundstage filming also taking place in Japan at the Toho studio.

Chapters:

Intro: 0:00
Television Mini-series 3:17
Theatrical cut of the film 3:54
Shogun influenced comics 4:33
The story 5:37
Blu ray release 7:32
Father Alvito 810
John Rhys-Davies 8:21
Toshiro Mifune 9:10
The Novel difference 10:44
No subtitles 11:24
The Characters 12:56
Blackthorne 13:13
Toranaga 13:41
Mifune and Kurosawa drama 14:07
Television vs Movies 16:57
Omi 17:56
Mariko 18:42
Japanese Brutality 20:20
Japanese view of Death 21:44
Spoilers 23:12
Conclusion 30:28
Credits 31:50


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