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Shogun (TV 1980)

TV Movie  -   -  Action | Adventure | Drama  -  15 September 1980 (USA)
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An English navigator becomes both pawn and player in the deadly political games in feudal Japan.

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Lady Toda Buntaro - Mariko
Frankie Sakai ...
Lord Yabu
Alan Badel ...
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Friar Domingo
Vladek Sheybal ...
Yûki Meguro ...
Omi
Noburo Kaneko ...
Lord Ishido
George Innes ...
Vinck
Leon Lissek ...
Father Sebastio
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tôru Abe ...
Hiromatsu
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Narrator of US home video version (voice)
John J. Carney ...
Ginsel
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Storyline

In the 16th Century, a Dutch ship sails the Pacific from the Americas in order to escape the Spanish. Blackthorn is the pilot of the ship and the first to realize the possibilities of Japan. Japan is a feudal society which has a strong presence of the Portugese. A struggle is in the final stages for who will be the Shogun, the leader who, under the emperor, governs the land. Toranaga sees in Blackthorn things he can use to at least survive the struggle to come, and if both play their hands correctly, become Shogun. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>

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James Clavell's Shogun  »

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English actors were hired for the entire 6 months that production was going to take. It was not possible to do the same with the Japanese ones, specially 'Toshiro Mifune', so during filming there was a constant negotiation about his availability as shooting schedule depended on it. Apparently at some moments negotiations became very tight and tense See more »

Goofs

It is mentioned that the use of wheels is forbidden in Japan. When Father Alvito and his followers split off from Blackthorne and Mariko they take a road that clearly shows signs of wear by wheels. See more »

Quotes

Father Alvito: You are a heretic Dutchman pirate! You're going to die.
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The first GREAT Mini
17 December 2002 | by (Phoenix) – See all my reviews

This is the one, that showed everyone else how to really tell a book in a mini-series. No body had every really got it right before. Very few have gotten it right since. This is for people that love books, told on film. Not a butchered hatchet job.

A Classic.


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