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What better way to escape from the onslaught of so-called reality television than to sail away with Richard Chamberlain to "the Japans" for a little samurai action and some discreet "pillowing"? From the golden age of the miniseries comes this television benchmark, the 10-hour, Golden Globe-winning saga based on James Clavell's bestselling epic. In his award-winning performance, Chamberlain stars as John Blackthorne, the 17th-century English navigator on a Dutch trading ship. A storm runs the ship aground off the coast of Japan, a "torn and cruelly divided country" locked in a power struggle between Toranaga (the venerable Toshiro Mifune) and Ishido, two warlords who would be Shogun. Blackthorne gets over his initial culture shock ("I piss on you and your country," he defiantly proclaims to his samurai captors, which to his humiliation turns out to be an unfortunate choice of words) to become a trusted ally of Toranaga and the lover of the beautiful interpreter Lady Mariko (Yoko Shimada). Their forbidden, ill-fated romance--and Blackthorne's total assimilation into Japanese culture--is set against political intrigue as Toranaga prepares for the inevitable showdown with Ishido, and Blackthorne's growing influence threatens the local Jesuits who had built up a lucrative trade monopoly. Shogun was a production blessed with good karma, and it remains an awesome achievement from a bygone era when the miniseries was king. --Donald Liebenson
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderful Classic,
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This review is from: Shogun (DVD)
Truly an entertaing and very informative mini series. The story is captivating and even though the Japanese speak in their own language one is not lost but is held bound as the saga unfolds. A love story and war/power struggle wrapped into one package guaranteed to deliver satisfaction.
14 of 16 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
A great disappointment!!!,
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This review is from: Shogun (DVD)
I have waited for years to get my hands on a DVD version of Shogun. I wanted the VHS set, but it was toooo pricy and so I waited. With much joy I managed to save enough money to get the mini-series on DVD and watched it immediately.Imagine my dismay when I sat wondering where whole scenes were. Please bear in mind that I watched this series ONE time, when it first aired, and it stuck with me in many ways in spite of the fact that I was only 10 years old. So much is missing that it really upset me. What has been cut, you ask? Well, there was a scene where Blackthorne talks to Alveto about wearing Orange instead of Black garb, a scene where we learn that Anjin does not mean "pilot", but Captain, and that he'd better let them think himself to be the captain, and the great love scene complete with nudity (YES, in case you don't believe me my local television station DID air the version with nudity. I recall it very vividly as it was the first time I had seen a naked lady, and my grandmother, whom I was staying with, pitched a fit that they'd show stuff like that on TV.). There are other small scenes missing, but those were the ones that really struck me. Also, there is a very distinct lack of special features for a 5th disc. I would have liked to see the variant scenes they filmed for the trimmed down version. Overall the tale is a great one, and I reccomend the series, but as DVD sets go this one is a major let down for me.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Why did they cut it short?,
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This review is from: Shogun (DVD)
Shogun is an excellent mini-series. Good acting for the most part; some corny dialogue and a wierd tendency to have the main characters speak in thees and thous. Also, I must say that the Anjin character (Richard Chamberlain) is hard to sympathize with since he is such a d*** when it comes to the Catholic characters. My biggest issue - the series has been cut down from perhaps 12 hours to 9 or 10 or so. Some key scenes are removed such as the entire back story of the prostitute and her manager and their financial dealings with Toranaga or the bonding with Omia nd Anjin. All you get is suddenly Toranaga announcing that he owns her and he gives her to Anjin who gives her to Omi. The exchange come soff weak without the back stories. I can't figure why, on DVD, they would cut out important content - it seems so weird to me. They had a disc full fo extras, less extras and keep the total content would have been a better mix.
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