I was too young for the OG series. Never read the book but I've read Gai-jin years ago so I know this is going to be good. Production seems to be on point and Hiroyuki Sanada is a tremendous addition to this series.
Watch the original Shogun with Richard Chamberlain. Its still one of the best made movies ever about japanese culture and they went into a level of detail and authenticity that is breathtaking. The good old times without agenda film making.
Toranaga was bald (like most Samurai) and he had a fat belly. He wasn’t skinny with a full head of gray hair.
I understand. Ieyasu was a chubby manlet. Not enough for me to get upset about.
If that was the only problem, I’d be fine with it too. Literally none of the dialogue or scenes in the trailer were in the book, though. It’s going to be another property “updated” for “modern audiences.”
This is more like a remake than a reboot then. As long as there is no race swapping, we'll just have to wait.
Well, I don’t see how it would be possible for them to raceswap anyone (though that never stopped them before). It looks like instead they’re gonna go for the strong wahmen beating up men shtick.
Good points, I’ll hunt it downWatch the original Shogun with Richard Chamberlain. Its still one of the best made movies ever about japanese culture and they went into a level of detail and authenticity that is breathtaking. The good old times without agenda film making.
I might be a cynic but I expect this movie infused with modern identity politics and far less dedication and respect to the book. The original cast with Chamberlain, Toshiro Mifune , Yoko Shimada and Damien THomas was simply perfect.
You can buy it on blu ray in good quality.
The trailer has few well made scenes and quite some absolute shitty ones. No thanks,
The worst is that by infusing that into the book it looses all its complexity of human behaviour. Shogun looks at Japan from a westerners morality at the beginning and then slowly opens up to understanding that its just very very different and that there is also precious insights to find besides the violence and serfdom.. Yoko Shimada did a fantastic job in portraying this duality.
) and christianity / Jesuits. Thats the thing with near all modern film makers, They are only able to think in a black & white categories and that approach fails miserable with Shogun. The smug look on the female actor tells it all. 
Yes he was. One of my favorites. King Rat stayed with me for weeks after I finished it. Don’t think I’ve ever thought about a book and it’s characters more than I thought about this one after finishing it.
I was too young for the OG series. Never read the book but I've read Gai-jin years ago so I know this is going to be good. Production seems to be on point and Hiroyuki Sanada is a tremendous addition to this series.
I still think about Noble House every once in a while and it's been 30+ years since I read it.
