I read the book 20yrs ago and it is THE best book I’ve ever read. Absolutely stunning story and characters. My dad almost chose to give me the name of the main character (Toranaga) which for an English person would have been a bit silly.
But anyway - I was so excited by the book I read the last page. It basically summed up what I thought would be the climax of the story in a single paragraph.
“Oh shit” - I thought. “Then WTF is the book about?!”.
Oooooooohh let me tell you: It’s a classic case of “the journey is better than the destination” - i.e. fucking incredible!
Produced and starring Hiroyuki Sanada (Last samurai, Wolverine, Twilight Samurai, etc).
This turned me into a weeaboo that at 21 jumped off my bed swishing an imaginary katana like a nutter.
WATCH IT! Out 27th of February!
It’s loosely based on John Blackthorne the English sailor of a ship that wrecked in Japan. AKA: Anjin-san (Mr Pilot)
Reviews so far look epic: https://screenrant.com/shogun-show-reviews-reactions-fx/
Hmmm. I loved the series from the 1980s. There were some great performances, especially the wonderful Toshiro Mifune as Toranaga and John Rhys-Davies as Vasco Rodrigues.
This new version looks like the big set pieces will be more epic, so I hope the characterisation holds up as well.