Watch This Before You Watch Shogun! Shōgun History and Backstory
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Watch This Before You Watch Shogun! - Shōgun Preview FX
Based on James Clavell’s novel, FX’s Shōgun is set in Japan in the year 1600 at the dawn of a century-defining civil war. Lord Yoshii Toranaga is fighting for his life as his enemies on the Council of Regents unite against him, when a mysterious European ship is found marooned in a nearby fishing village. Thanks for watching, please like and subscribe!
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Episode 1 review! Wow!
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Rotten Tomatoes: 100% rating, that doesn't happened so often.
Rotten Tomatoes, paid for reviews are meaningless.
Just finished both episodes and this show has exceeded my expectations. Character development, plot driven, politics, betrayal, humor suprisingly enough, and brutal violence. 10/10 in my book.
Will watch tonight and drop a review
Yep on the 27 Hulu / Disney+ Japanese culture is beautiful the art and technique of samurai looking forward to watching it
I loved the TV miniseries of "Shogun", and read the book. This should be interesting.
The 1980 Shogun miniseries was superb…and still very watchable.
It was a lot closer to the novel than the current 2024 version is so far - major differences in how the characters evolve and interact...Rodrigues for example is Portuguese and is actually a friend of Blackthorn after Blackthorn saves his life...
I saw a video from Brazil of a guy chasing after bike thieves with a katana. I could see Chris doing this.
I'm looking forward to this, but need to read the book first. I remember watching the 1980 miniseries as a kid, but of course a lot of it was over my head then.
Thank you for the information. Enjoy the series
You bet!
Should be good if it stays close to the novel/historical fiction
Also, pretty crazy that they used actual Asian actors to portray Asian (Japanese, in this case) characters...
They don’t have the balls to screw this up
Still no space unicorns, though.
I’m excited looks to be the best representation of samurai way of life if seen
So glad youre covering this, missed your channel, used to love your game of thrones coverage.
I'm really looking forward to this one. I loved the miniseries starring Richard Chamberlain many, many moons ago and so can't wait to see the new visual approach in this one. It just means that now I have to get yet another subscription service to watch it LoL
Awesome intro!( & hilarious)
Glad you liked it!
The switch from high quality movie trailer voiceover to friendly guy just talking about the show was beautiful…
Aww, thanks!
Expect more cultural faithfulness than faithfulness to the original story, because the story itself had many inaccuracies being written at a time when the author did not have access to internet to do research.
I have vague memories of the book (I read it as a child, very long ago) but extensive knowledge about the era and the real characters. I never really understood why Clavell gave them fake names. Is it a nod to the kabuki tradition where historical figures often needed fake names to avoid censorship?
The costumes and sets look gorgeous, and pretty accurate for the most part, so I hope it will be good. My main problem is that both this and Nioh are very pro-Tokugawa. Even the Aoi taiga, which focused on the first 3 Tokugawa shoguns, portrayed the Western Army team with sympathy and wasn't afraid to show the tanuki's darker side.
I love the 1980 version. I hope they don't mess this one up. I have the book and never tire of reading it. I hope you do follow this version on your channel. I would like to know your take on it.
so the story unfolds in an era known as the "Bad ass time" where Bad ass things used to happen, and guys used to be unnecessarily ripped and muscular in order to achieve those things.
Can't wait to watch this show
Is this based on the book which was turned into a TV series back in the early 80's?
If so, then it is going to be one hell of a story, and potentially one of the best movies of the year.
Yep
@@SmokeScreenVids should be good then, the book is great, as was the tv show.
Only downside i see is the restriction of time they have to tell the story in movie form, compared to tv show form.
Come to think of it.. this would be an excellent choice to remake the tv show with modern means.
I fully trust hiro Sanada to keep this authentic and honest, as this is his life passion.
So good!!❤
The producers should pay you for this promo lol. Chris is in good voice, btw...he should narrate his next book...
lol, thanks!
This to me is "All-Chris" -- early 17th century castle politics & warfare with a big ol' side of civil war on the horizon.
The Samurai would never tattoo themselves only the Yakusa would.
This show was so fucking good. Cheers mate.
So good!
Actually, the original "Shogun", what was the main reason for my interest in Japan. Definitely will look for this.
Yep that and the “ninja” boom early 80’s
@@SmokeScreenVids Oh yes, and without forgetting Miyagi San and Daniel San.
As you probably know, Hiroyuki Sanada had his first starring role in a ninja movie in 1980, having pursued an acting career since the age of six.
@@liberalhyena9760 I didn´t know that, thks. Thinking of Sanada as a regular actor, is a big mistake (for my part), as it happen to be, a well seasoned all around artist. ほんとにどうもありがとうございます。
From his extensive filmography on Wikipedia, I think it’s correct to say his first starring role was in
‘Ninja in the Dragon's Den’ from 1982, though he had earlier appeared in some films with Sonny Chiba, the first being ‘Shogun’s Samurai’ in 1978. He trained in martial arts, intending to be an action movie actor, before withdrawing from performing arts for a while - on Chiba’s advice, apparently. Since returning to acting and forging a career on screen he has also appeared with the Royal Shakespeare Company in King Lear.
That is the very truncated version…
Don't you know?sengoku jidai era
Yep, that's what I said.
Yeah so far im really digging this show. I read the book about 30 years ago. I might have to read it again.
Same
You should do reactions to it
1:19 glad your face matches your voice.
I just finished the first 2 episode of the show and to me , its honestly so good that House of the Dragon has no shot. HOTD has a slow start leading up the war but this , the games of thrones been played from the very beginning. Shogun to me as of right now, definitely fit the role of , If you like GOT, you will love Shogun and the fact the historical part of the story is actually accurate makes it that much better. After GOT they been trying to find something similar to GOT and I gotta say, Shogun is that show. People need to pick it up.
Bushido is an 18th century invention.
Yep and not adhered to a lot.
Names have been changed to protect the innocent
will you livestream it? when and where will you livestream the episodes?
Not sure
Watched the first two episodes. They were Fucking great
There is no Captain Marvel character in the Clavell's novel. The trailer looks like the main woman is a Hollywood's woman-kick-the-asses-of-the men during physical fights.
There were woman trained my these high ranking families during this time. Basically koniichi, many interviews stress historical accuracy. But it is a drama.
@@SmokeScreenVids See my first sentence.
Looking forward to seeing this show. I remember watching the original show when I was a kid, pretty sure its why i have a fetish for asian women and probably the reason I lived in Asia for 17 years 😂😂
I want to see that movie and I promise you to cover it. Where. .? I always look in the vidmate. Otherwise , Please show me the draft story with English language.
Watch on Hulu, Disney Plus or FX
don't you know? Tanegashima gun
In a world
What’s the best movie history, wise similar
A lot of Samurai movies out there
I’ve not seen them all but it’s hard to beat Kagemusha, set about 25 years before the events of Shogun. Tokugawa Ieyasu - Toranaga here - appears, albeit in a small role, as do the daimyos Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi, in an alliance against the Takeda clan. The final battle (Nagashino) is spectacular and deeply moving.
@@SmokeScreenVids thanks bud I’ll look into “ a lot of samurai movies out there” who directed that, Sherlock?
@@liberalhyena9760 never seen Kagemusha but it’s now on my list thanks for that
If you’re interested in a Japanese depiction of the political background to this period I would suggest looking out for Sekigahara (2017). I haven’t seen it but its reception appears to have been positive. I believe it covers the period of several years leading to that battle, and therefore overlaps to a large degree with Shogun.
Another to watch out for us the forthcoming Kubi, released in Japan late last year but yet to arrive in the west. It is directed by and stars Takeshi Kitano as Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the recently deceased Taiko of Shogun. There is an analysis of the trailer on Samuel Hawley’s UA-cam channel (search for The Imjin War).
Another channel to check out is The Shogunate, which is very knowledgeable about the period and discusses a lot of films and series.
who does blackthorn fall in love with?
You want a spoiler?
S...S!!!!!
OK
While Shogun 2024 is good but it's no match to Shogun 1980 so far...
Hahahaha wtf!!! lol
The author of this video needs to read the book carefully. And learn the real history of Japan, and not what they say about Japan in the USA.
Much of what was said is very illiterate.
😂 what did I say that was incorrect or illiterate?
@creenVids We can start by saying that “... the country was taken over by samurai...” This is the same as saying that America was conquered by the Americans or France was conquered by the French.
Read the book and get acquainted with the real story on which this book is based. It's not about this skipper trying to remain himself, but about his assimilation. He makes a lot of comparisons between Japanese customs and lifestyles and life in England. For example, he remembers his English wife with disgust after meeting Japanese women.
Samurai originated from a group of alien tribes in the northern part of Japan who were hired by the government, which could no longer maintain conscription, for the purpose of maintaining public order.
@@ranger8599 Nobody came from anywhere. Samurai are a class that originated a thousand years before the events described in the novel. This is a class of warriors and land owners. An analogy can be drawn with the knights of Europe, but this is not entirely true.
@@AlWer70 Its northern peoples were called Emishi.
They are similar to the Germanic peoples who followed the Roman Empire.
However, while the Germanic mercenaries ended up ruling the Roman Empire, the Emishi assimilated with the Japanese and their fighting methods were passed on to the Japanese, who became the Samurai. 1200-1000 years ago.
Thank you for the information. Enjoy the series
No problem!