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Shogun

4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 3,061 ratings
IMDb8.1/10.0

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June 1, 2018
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September 7, 2010
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Genre Action, TV, Drama
Format Color, NTSC, Closed-captioned, Dolby, Full Screen, Box set, Multiple Formats
Contributor Richard Chamberlain, Toshiro Mifune, Yoko Shimada, Orson Welles
Language English
Runtime 9 hours and 7 minutes

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Product Description

Product Description

John Blackthorne, an English ship pilot, whose vessel wrecked upon the Japanese coast in the early 17th century is forced to deal with the two most powerful men in Japan in these days. He is thrown in the midst of a war between Toranaga and Ishido, who struggle for the title of Shogun which will give ultimate power to the one who possesses it.

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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 (YokoShimada). 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

Product details

  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.33:1
  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 5.5 x 1.25 inches; 5.6 ounces
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 6608784087
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Color, NTSC, Closed-captioned, Dolby, Full Screen, Box set, Multiple Formats
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 9 hours and 7 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ September 7, 2010
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Orson Welles, Yoko Shimada, Richard Chamberlain, Toshiro Mifune
  • Dubbed: ‏ : ‎ English
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English
  • Language ‏ : ‎ Unqualified (DTS ES 6.1)
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0000A2ZNX
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 3
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 3,061 ratings

Customer reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars
4.8 out of 5
3,061 global ratings
Surprisingly good after all these years...
4 Stars
Surprisingly good after all these years...
I remembered liking this series 40 years ago, so I recently purchased it. My family didn't like the absence of subtitles for the Japanese, but that was done on purpose (back when the series was originally broadcast) to encourage the disorientation of the audience in pace with Blackthorne's own experience. (I'm okay with that as I speak a couple of other languages than English though not Japanese.) Mariko interprets nearly everything said (for us as well as for) Blackthorne.I expected the production values to disappoint, but they were better than you'd expect for a 40-year old television series even if the aspect ratio clearly gave its age away. The actors are all first-rate, of course.So, by and large, it's worth the cash outlay and it's worth the hours to watch.
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