Shogun 1x3 REACTION!! “Tomorrow is Tomorrow”

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  • @BlindWave
    @BlindWave  9 місяців тому +10

    GO BEYOND with Blind Wave BEYOND at blindwave.com where you can watch Full Length and 1 MONTH Early Access!!
    Watch the Full Length Reaction to this Episode HERE: blindwave.com/video/shogun-1x03-full/

    • @edgarpan
      @edgarpan 9 місяців тому

      If no one else is going to bring it up, then I will!
      Calvin looks like Hatamoto.

    • @みやみや-o5y
      @みやみや-o5y 8 місяців тому

      How was SHOGUN? I'm Japanese, so I learned about this in class when I was in elementary school, and I think I was able to learn about Japanese culture that was close to historical facts. Thanks for watching. Now, I need to request a reaction to another Japanese cultural film.
      You may not know the name, or you may be reluctant to watch it after knowing the name, but there are certain titles that cannot be ignored when talking about movies. A dark room with as big a screen and loud sound as possible. that! You don't need to know anything about it.
      "Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway"
      watch now
      The problem is not about anime but about the future of the world.
      Another thing you should never do is watch it in VR three times in a row (^▽^)/

  • @patrickwaldeck6681
    @patrickwaldeck6681 9 місяців тому +776

    For anyone wondering how Mariko knows how to beat ass with a Naginata, the wives of Samurai were very often well trained in self defense. When their husbands were away at war, Onna-Bushi were expected to defend their homes and villages and were often the last line of defense during sieges. Mariko's husband was known as a great warrior and no doubt would have trained her.

    • @threemeters1425
      @threemeters1425 9 місяців тому +34

      This is true, but in the books Mariko struggles much more and pretty much loses every combat engagement she’s in

    • @Sm0kingGun
      @Sm0kingGun 9 місяців тому +121

      ​@@threemeters1425 Good thing this is the TV show then :)

    • @threemeters1425
      @threemeters1425 9 місяців тому +52

      @@Sm0kingGun Also true, though it might’ve been better to show her struggling; her fighting despite physical weakness and being out of her forte could highlight her personal bravery and loyalty to Toranaga much more, every one of her fights in the books had me in deep admiration!

    • @RandomNPC001
      @RandomNPC001 9 місяців тому +27

      most of the times they would learn how to use the Naginata (like we saw this episode) because it would help women fight stronger men!

    • @huykieu7775
      @huykieu7775 9 місяців тому +15

      Also, a lot of people are saying that Mariko is a depiction of modern feminism rather than being historically accurate. When the real historical figure , Akechi Tama, committed seppuku because of her Catholic faith, breaking the code of conduct imposed on women of the samurai class. That is way crazier.

  • @nont18411
    @nont18411 9 місяців тому +426

    Toranaga tricked John into diving so that John is more tired while at the same time John could bathe more as well (because he knew that John wasn’t fond of bathing).

    • @SaulofTarsis
      @SaulofTarsis 9 місяців тому +102

      plans within plans...i will tire you out before we race...AND...you need a bath

    • @chrism7395
      @chrism7395 9 місяців тому +26

      I did wonder if he was actually trying to make him bathe!

    • @primkup
      @primkup 9 місяців тому

      Nah, he just wanted to watch his ass without anyone noticing.

    • @cruelfish4824
      @cruelfish4824 9 місяців тому +12

      The writer must be quite clever. It is difficult to write characters more intelligent than oneself.

    • @Wolf6119
      @Wolf6119 9 місяців тому +55

      It's also a twofold test for John; Is he willing to let go of his pride and obey Toranaga's orders, even if those orders are seemingly pointless and petty? And is he patient enough to teach someone a skill by demonstrating it over and over again, which is exactly what Toranaga needs him to do with the new regiment he wants John to train.

  • @Karate_Shark
    @Karate_Shark 9 місяців тому +379

    In the very beginning the handwriting is the character making a will, because he genuinely believes that he will die that day.

    • @scotthewitt258
      @scotthewitt258 9 місяців тому +58

      And he has been making a will every day for some time!

    • @HopeAndrea_HFG
      @HopeAndrea_HFG 9 місяців тому +31

      @@scotthewitt258he said it's his best one yet😅

    • @Sharonmplus
      @Sharonmplus 8 місяців тому

      If he does die then that will is going to be the last thing he leaves behind in the world. I imagine he would want to make a good impression to posterity.

  • @mintian6304
    @mintian6304 9 місяців тому +69

    As a Japanese, I am very grateful that people overseas are enjoying this period drama.
    If a purely Japanese period drama were to be accepted overseas, the Kamakura period, with its rise of the samurai, might also be interesting.
    If I were more fluent in English, I could tell you how interesting Japanese history is...
    By the way, the killing style in this drama is very authentic. I am learning iai, and I do not feel uncomfortable with their gestures.
    It is no exaggeration to say that this work is just as it was in the Warring States period as far as the manners and etiquette are concerned.

    • @SparkyAllMighty
      @SparkyAllMighty 9 місяців тому +7

      Bit of a random question but I feel like you are probably the best person to ask out of everyone in this comment section. At the 26:00 minute mark the Anjin is given the title "Hatamoto". He responds in Japanese and the subtitles claim that he is saying "Thank you". I can't quite hear what Japanese phrase he is using. Do you recognise it at all?

    • @mintian6304
      @mintian6304 9 місяців тому +20

      ​@@SparkyAllMighty
      Anjin says "Katajikenai”. かたじけない。
      This "Katajikenai" has various meanings, and the connotations vary depending on the situation.
      In this case, "I am filled with gratitude for the other person's kindness and favor" is an expression of gratitude, similar to "Thank you”.
      To the other person, "I am sorry for all this you have done for me. Thank you so much." and "I am afraid" are also included.
      ”Katajikenai" is appropriate when you are truly grateful, or when someone has been so kind to you that it was a waste of time.
      However, it seems to be too casual a word to use for such a person of such a different status. Toranaga letting Anjin off the hook because He is Namban, but the meaning is appropriate.
      By the way, if you use "Katajikenai" in modern Japan, you will be laughed at. It is a somewhat old word, so it is not often used in colloquial speech.
      (I am not good at English and may be wrong.) Do you get the idea?

    • @SparkyAllMighty
      @SparkyAllMighty 9 місяців тому +9

      @@mintian6304 Yes, that makes perfect sense and your English is flawless! ありがとう ございます 😁

    • @j.anthony6335
      @j.anthony6335 9 місяців тому +5

      Great insight. Please continue to bless us with knowledge throughout the series, when you can. thanks!

    • @j.anthony6335
      @j.anthony6335 9 місяців тому +3

      @@SparkyAllMighty I wondered the same thing. it sounded longer, the phrase he used, vs the other times he said thank you

  • @RandomNPC001
    @RandomNPC001 9 місяців тому +173

    Remember the old trope. "...if you don`t see them dying on screen, it has not really happened!"

    • @dragonrune6800
      @dragonrune6800 9 місяців тому +7

      I.E. No body, No Death

    • @featherdragon7894
      @featherdragon7894 9 місяців тому

      Future drama I’m sure of it, should be interesting

  • @ellingtonGaming
    @ellingtonGaming 9 місяців тому +255

    When they kept making him dive in the water I was waiting for them to make a joke about making him bathe lol

    • @johntriplett4470
      @johntriplett4470 9 місяців тому +53

      Same; figured the trickster Toranaga rooked him into taking a bath LOL

    • @ellingtonGaming
      @ellingtonGaming 9 місяців тому +5

      @@johntriplett4470 YES lol

    • @Carlosbbbbb1
      @Carlosbbbbb1 9 місяців тому +47

      It was to tire him out for the race 😂😂

    • @scotthewitt258
      @scotthewitt258 9 місяців тому +21

      Obviously that was the intention. The Sama is a great swimmer. As evidenced by the race.

  • @unbeheld
    @unbeheld 9 місяців тому +77

    Hatamoto was a high ranking samurai title, bestowed to the inner circle of trusted retainers. They also often were the personal bodyguards of the nobles in the clan. So it's not the fact the rank itself which was impressive but the fact that Toranaga gave it to a foreigner. Entire generations of peasants spent their lives trying to purchase the title of even the lowliest samurai, and now that Blackthorne was given this rank, it showed to the rest of his entourage how much he valued him.

  • @jesusmarval1518
    @jesusmarval1518 9 місяців тому +266

    A hatamoto (旗本, "Guardian of the banner") was a high ranking samurai in the direct service of the Tokugawa shogunate of feudal Japan. While all three of the shogunates in Japanese history had official retainers, in the two preceding ones, they were referred to as gokenin. However, in the Edo period, hatamoto were the upper vassals of the Tokugawa house, and the gokenin were the lower vassals. There was no precise difference between the two in terms of income level, but a hatamoto had the right to an audience with the shogun, whereas gokenin did not. The word hatamoto literally means "origin of the flag", with the sense of 'around the flag', it is described in Japanese as 'those who guard the flag' (on the battlefield) and is often translated into English as "bannerman". Another term for the Edo-era hatamoto was jikisan hatamoto (直参旗本), sometimes rendered as "direct shogunal hatamoto", which serves to illustrate the difference between them and the preceding generation of hatamoto who served various lords.

    • @saladspinner3200
      @saladspinner3200 9 місяців тому +11

      Thank you for this information. This show is a treat for a history buff such as myself!

    • @burukani
      @burukani 9 місяців тому

      Will he BS his way as a war general?

    • @trenthepanda072
      @trenthepanda072 9 місяців тому +4

      Bannerlord 🙃

    • @Greentea024
      @Greentea024 9 місяців тому +16

      I am Japanese. I'm glad that there are historians with wonderful knowledge of Japanese history.
      1人の日本人として海外にこれほど日本史に詳しい歴史家がいて嬉しいです。あなたより正確な日本史に疎い日本人も多いので。

    • @cuffzter
      @cuffzter 9 місяців тому +6

      William Adams, the person who Blackthorne is based on, was also named Hatamoto by Tokugawa (Toranaga in the show) but probably not as fast but more due to his services to Tokugawa some time later.

  • @BigTendy
    @BigTendy 9 місяців тому +119

    This episode was amazing, this show better win some Emmys

    • @smittyjjensin558
      @smittyjjensin558 9 місяців тому +9

      This year does not seem to have much competition. I would be suprised if it doesnt win best limited series.

    • @VVoude
      @VVoude 9 місяців тому

      Don't say that yet :p
      Nolan and Fallout show incoming@@smittyjjensin558

  • @jaijais
    @jaijais 9 місяців тому +45

    i love this show so much! the cast is top tier, the show is gorgeous to look at, the storytelling is so precise, and i love how they play with language, especially after reading about how the script is written in english, translated into japanese, then given to a japanese playwright to then translate into more poetic dialogue that capture the nuance of period pieces.
    i must also say that i really enjoy cosmo jarvis’ performance! i haven’t really seen him in anything but the way he portrays blackthorne as abrasive but idealistic with great determination is quite compelling. the “woman respecter” scene got me howling 😭
    so excited to see the next episodes!!

    • @チタケ-x8f
      @チタケ-x8f 9 місяців тому

      🎉Cosmo jarvis ,He is good actor🎉

  • @dominiqueodom3099
    @dominiqueodom3099 9 місяців тому +78

    I really like how they made us not like Buntaro,only to show his final stand and give him his respect as a Respected Warrior.

    • @McBrannon1000
      @McBrannon1000 9 місяців тому

      Keep watching 😂 Buntaro was an absolute UNIT but he's also an incredible piece of shit.

    • @vincentfazioiii
      @vincentfazioiii 9 місяців тому +14

      They do the same with Yabushige. Dude boiled a guy alive in ep 1 and now I'm rooting for him.

    • @caeee029
      @caeee029 8 місяців тому +1

      @@vincentfazioiii Right? I'm so confused. Everytime I start to root for him, I remind myself of how he boiled that man and made his nephew recite a poem for it.

    • @vincentfazioiii
      @vincentfazioiii 8 місяців тому +5

      Never mind… Yabushige sucks.

  • @samlanganke1262
    @samlanganke1262 9 місяців тому +302

    John ist NOT a pirate. He mentions previously that he has a "letter of marque" from the Dutch, which means he is a privateer. The big difference is that a pirate is an outlaw who attacks random ships and bases to steal for his own. A privateer may use the same methods but does it not (only) for himself but for the government he has the letter of marque from. So basically a privateer is a mercenary at sea who attacks only ships and bases he is legally authorized to from the government which hired him. In John's case only spanish and portuguese ones. He mentions also that he has served under the famous Sir Francis Drake who stopped the invasion of England by the spanish Armada in 1588. Drake not only was an admiral, before that he also was a privateer.

    • @JR-iz1yy
      @JR-iz1yy 9 місяців тому +11

      have a great day today

    • @RandomNPC001
      @RandomNPC001 9 місяців тому +52

      Not really much of a difference to the people being raided by them! Being from Brazil a land that suffered several of theses attacks in the hands of theses "Privateers", they are not seen in such regards or distinctions!

    • @hex_1733
      @hex_1733 9 місяців тому +43

      @@RandomNPC001 Of course, I don't think he meant that he's highly regarded or whatever. He still raided and plundered, it's just that he was doing it "legally"

    • @greggreyes6869
      @greggreyes6869 9 місяців тому +3

      kinda like today's PMCs

    • @RandomNPC001
      @RandomNPC001 9 місяців тому +27

      @@hex_1733Legally according to England and Holland, everybody else would see them as criminals!! This is what got Rodrigues angry at him in the 2nd episode and Rodrigues does not even like the Portuguese! Plundering, sacking and killing still Plundering, sacking and killing no matter what one king or queen says!

  • @hbarz1066
    @hbarz1066 9 місяців тому +62

    A cool detail I heard from a book reader is that Blackthorne is a true polyglot. He's not just fluent in English and Portuguese, but also Dutch, Spanish and Latin if I remember right. So it makes sense that he's picking up Japanese so quickly.

    • @seisosimp
      @seisosimp 8 місяців тому +7

      And it does make sense, given that he is a privateer (legal seaman pirate) and he has to go around the world so he needs to learn languages as he goes to avoid legal trouble 😅

  • @heesoo18
    @heesoo18 9 місяців тому +56

    In traditional Japanese archery they learn to shoot from many distances then when they get close they are trained to use their bow like a spear… loved that they showed that here… the bow was the samurai’s weapon of choice until the katana came into fruition

    • @TheGhost-7002
      @TheGhost-7002 9 місяців тому +3

      Until the Yari came into fruition*

  • @operative2136
    @operative2136 9 місяців тому +23

    I had a really good laugh at that scene with the captain running behind Blackthorne yelling "He actually means 'faster'!" in Japanese. 😄 It would be really easy for this series to slide into the territory of being overly serious, so I very much appreciate the skill with which the writers manage to inject the occasional bit of humor while maintaining the general tone of the setting.

  • @SLAPERZZ1
    @SLAPERZZ1 9 місяців тому +52

    Samurai armour is just perfection🤤

  • @lisaburris9045
    @lisaburris9045 9 місяців тому +25

    The character of John Blackthorn is based on the real William Adams. He knew at least 5 languages before reaching Japan. English, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch and Latin. So, him picking up Japanese quickly is not unusual

  • @user-qf5ti2hs5q
    @user-qf5ti2hs5q 9 місяців тому +21

    Mariko-sama(Akechi Tama → Hosokawa Gratia) was a famous samurai lady.
    Her life was so dramatic and the record of her characteristic was "intellectual","unparalleled beauty",tragedy".
    She became legend not only in Japan but also in Europe(there was a opera based on her life and it was especially loved by House of Habsburg in Austria).
    And now, there is a statue of her in Kyoto(Tango).

    • @Deukish
      @Deukish 9 місяців тому +1

      Her father is regarded as a traitor that almost derailed Japan's unification. She's regarded as a hero who helped ensure it. Poetry.

  • @丑寅電界
    @丑寅電界 9 місяців тому +107

    Edo later became Tokyo.

    • @j.anthony6335
      @j.anthony6335 9 місяців тому +14

      thanks for this. I literally just looked up Edo on google maps and was confused

    • @mattwatson
      @mattwatson 7 місяців тому +2

      And Tokyo later became Disneyland.

  • @thedarkknight2221
    @thedarkknight2221 9 місяців тому +79

    For gamers who think John Blackthorns character seems familiar it’s because he’s based in real life on William Adams, the first Englishman to set foot on Japan, who later became a samurai and close advisor to the shogun. Which is what the video game Nioh is based on.

    • @RandomNPC001
      @RandomNPC001 9 місяців тому +9

      But he was never allowed to leave Japan and had to remarry in Japan, but kept paying part of his salary to his former wife in England!

    • @wadepsilon01
      @wadepsilon01 9 місяців тому +16

      His son, Joseph Adams, born in Japan in 1605, inherited the territory and the title of Anjin after his father's death (1620).
      Records show that the second Anjin left for Southeast Asia in 1624 and 1635.
      After that, there is a record that he erected a building in 1636, but his movements after that are unknown.
      Incidentally, the first Anjin had a daughter (Susanna) besides him.

    • @toratora824
      @toratora824 9 місяців тому +24

      @@RandomNPC001
      William Adams had only one chance to return to England. This is because a British ship washed ashore in Japan.
      However, he rejected the chance. The reason was that he had a fight with the captain. The captain insulted the Japanese by calling them barbarians. William was furious. He intended to return to his homeland, but he was proud of being a samurai and had a deep attachment to Japan.

    • @toratora824
      @toratora824 9 місяців тому +1

      I think it's a very romantic story, but I feel it was a waste to give up the opportunity to return to my home country.

    • @thedarkknight2221
      @thedarkknight2221 9 місяців тому +2

      @@RandomNPC001 except he WAS allowed after 10 years of being there. He even charted vessels out of Japan for trade purposes.

  • @nont18411
    @nont18411 9 місяців тому +34

    “Hatamoto” means a high ranking samurai (or a retainer) in the Tokugawa (Toranaga) shogunate. It has a privilege of being a direct audience to the shogun (in this case, Toranaga himself) whenever he wants to discuss political affairs while the lower ranking samurai can’t.

  • @hazri8758
    @hazri8758 9 місяців тому +12

    So I just looked up the history which this is based on. John is based on William Adams, an English navigator who actually became a key advisor to Tokugawa Ieyasu (Toranaga).

  • @TheCulturalBomb
    @TheCulturalBomb 9 місяців тому +23

    Loving the show so much. Had a beaming smile at the ending.

  • @jenscamilo
    @jenscamilo 9 місяців тому +13

    most of the high samurai ladys are trained in combat too. the favourite weapon for this ladys are the naginata.

  • @FGOboi
    @FGOboi 9 місяців тому +148

    The 2 pilots relationship is like Jack Sparrow and Barbossa i love it❤

    • @flaggerify
      @flaggerify 9 місяців тому +3

      You mean vice versa. The Shogun book came first.

    • @domennic88
      @domennic88 9 місяців тому +15

      @@flaggerifyI’m sure they are just making an observation, never mentioned timelines.

    • @goblin6914
      @goblin6914 9 місяців тому +3

      @@flaggerify they just said that they are similar, didn't say Jack/Barbossa came first.

    • @flaggerify
      @flaggerify 9 місяців тому +2

      ​@@goblin6914 Not everyone watching this knows "Shogun" is 50 years old.

    • @goblin6914
      @goblin6914 9 місяців тому +5

      @@flaggerify Then make your own comment about it, the 2 pilots relationship is similar to Jack/Barbossa regardless of release date.

  • @tacitus5665
    @tacitus5665 9 місяців тому +9

    7:52 that scene/ delivery really reminded me of that Australian guy, "A succulent Chinese meal"

  • @elanmorintedronai9562
    @elanmorintedronai9562 9 місяців тому +14

    Buntaro was a definition of bushi (warrior) And for the warriors in those societies, death in battle means everything.

  • @scotthewitt258
    @scotthewitt258 9 місяців тому +48

    The acting continues to impress me.
    My favorite moments this episode are:
    How well the actor playing Blackthorne did the "distraction" scene to keep them from looking in the traveling chair
    Toranaga calling Buntara by his government name and then bowing to him
    Buntara all through the episode. Especially that "second wind" when he took the battle off the jetty and back onto the docks after his Sama witnessed him!

    • @carterharris2724
      @carterharris2724 9 місяців тому +2

      Agreed Definitely the best episode yet I can't wait to see more

  • @OrionInSpace
    @OrionInSpace 9 місяців тому +148

    The main guy looks like Tom Hardy mixed with Viggo Mortenson from the LOTR's films. Am I crazy? It hurts how much that's the best comparison I can think of.😅

    • @Jtrent
      @Jtrent 9 місяців тому +19

      I genuinely thought it was Tom Hardy because of the extravagant beard and then no beard, until the opening credits of episode 3 😅

    • @iam_the_boneofmysword
      @iam_the_boneofmysword 9 місяців тому +25

      I see Rick from the walking dead sometimes xD

    • @ian-ross
      @ian-ross 9 місяців тому +11

      For a while during the first episode, for a bit I thought he was deaged Russell Crowe because of his voice lmao

    • @fan-i-am
      @fan-i-am 9 місяців тому +1

      No I thought it was Ryan Phillippe had buffed up like Tom Hardy

    • @OrionInSpace
      @OrionInSpace 9 місяців тому

      @@Jtrent some people I could imagine would’ve been confused

  • @Reshtarc
    @Reshtarc 9 місяців тому +24

    A swim = how toranaga got him to take a BATH.

  • @fan-i-am
    @fan-i-am 9 місяців тому +16

    I hope they explain Buntaro's character like it does in the book. His marriage was politically arranged one to a dishonored man's daughter (Mariko) who was not allowed to join her father in death. So she retains the distainful reputation/dishonor of her family and Buntaro is salty because of it and so resents her, her family and his situation because it affects his honor & reputation.

  • @northman9227
    @northman9227 7 місяців тому

    14:00 the man in the center, I see the sense of honor in your eyes and your heart and the regret of living in a world where these values have been lost.

  • @RandomNPC001
    @RandomNPC001 9 місяців тому +17

    FYI: Hatamoto means "Bannerman" samurai of high prestige for their lords!

  • @OxTear
    @OxTear 9 місяців тому +20

    love how exposed the sea scene is, it looks great!

    • @NYGChris
      @NYGChris 9 місяців тому +1

      That's insane. It looked terrible and fake.

    • @OxTear
      @OxTear 9 місяців тому +10

      @NYGChris it's realistic, that blinding glare can happen from the reflection of the sun on the water's surface, this can also happen when it's misty. I think I first learned about it from Corridor Digital's vfx reactions if I'm not mistaken.

    • @hafor2846
      @hafor2846 9 місяців тому +6

      Yeah. These sort of nautical light conditions are really hard to get right. And very often studios don't bother because people will just claim it looks fake anyway, but this is exactly what it looks like.

    • @spencerhopkinson9874
      @spencerhopkinson9874 9 місяців тому +2

      you've never been on the sea, have you?@@NYGChris

  • @johntriplett4470
    @johntriplett4470 9 місяців тому +18

    Buntaro had the whole Paz Visla thing going.

  • @ジェラシー侍-m2c
    @ジェラシー侍-m2c 9 місяців тому +8

    Hatamoto means "near the flag" in Japanese. In Japan, a flag is raised during a battle to indicate the location of the commander, and this term is used to describe the personal guard who guards the area near the flag.

  • @danielomar9712
    @danielomar9712 9 місяців тому +25

    A funny scene in this is when The Regent jumps into the sea with John
    Its supposed to be a sentimental moment , however Sanada's way of diving into the water basically meant that he just smacked himself full impact , and that would hurt you badly 😅

    • @LSThrowaway
      @LSThrowaway 9 місяців тому +30

      That's actually how it's depicted in the book! Toranaga belly flops like 10 times in a row but keeps on going until he figures it out. Not sure why they changed it here but it was still a great scene!

    • @danielomar9712
      @danielomar9712 9 місяців тому +1

      @@LSThrowaway OH ! Thats cool lol

    • @nikkia4701
      @nikkia4701 9 місяців тому +12

      well to be fair he was just then learning how to dive 😭😭

    • @danielomar9712
      @danielomar9712 9 місяців тому

      @@nikkia4701 its still funny because I've felt the impact before , and it makes me giddy seeing it for some reason

    • @gundarvarr1024
      @gundarvarr1024 9 місяців тому

      even if you die you can be resurrected.

  • @iddqdgodmode
    @iddqdgodmode 9 місяців тому +7

    the buggery conversation at the end LOL

  • @chaost4544
    @chaost4544 9 місяців тому +3

    Samurai were excellent marksmen. IRL, their main weapons on horseback were bow/arrow and a spear called a Yari. It's really awesome seeing this show portray the samurai as beastly archers.

  • @wadepsilon01
    @wadepsilon01 9 місяців тому +8

    A descendant of the family that Toda, the character in the story, was modeled after became Japan's prime minister in the 1990s.

  • @caseygraham
    @caseygraham 9 місяців тому +6

    I didn't even know the character Buntaro that well, but his final moments made me cry.

  • @ZaberFangAT
    @ZaberFangAT 9 місяців тому +3

    'Bugger' is also used as a fairly tame curse word over here in New Zealand and Australia. Especially in Australia, people use it to refer to other people endearingly all the time, like calling someone a 'good bugger'. Which, now that I read it after this episode, sounds like a completely different thing...

  • @warhawk_yt
    @warhawk_yt 9 місяців тому +2

    The ending conversation was so funny. Especially the last 10ish seconds with Aaron and Eric.

  • @pacio49
    @pacio49 9 місяців тому +7

    (NO SPOILERS) Hatamoto will be explained in the next episode, I highly imagine. They just played it into the break to create a minor mystery to keep folks hooked. We won't spoil the effect. But I'd really imagine that the only wait we'll have before getting significantly more information will be the week we have to wait for the next episode to drop.

  • @KenjiMapes
    @KenjiMapes 9 місяців тому +9

    *SPOILERS*
    Looks like you guys are enjoying this remake as much as I am. I saw the 1980 mini-series which is an excellent adaptation in its own right, but with modern technology they are able to add to the cinematography, costume & set design & overall atmospheric look that seems to aim for authenticity above all else. This new remake is beautiful & everyone is inhabiting their role i.e. the acting is superlative.
    The first 2 episodes set up everything from the first contact of the English with Anjin & his crew with Anjin learning of the political machinations & artifices that are happening between the various Japanese clans which is only exacerbated by the disingenuous hypocrites, the Portuguese traders & missionaries. Now we got to see some action.
    That ending was emotional. “Toda Hirokatsu!” That was badass. I hope he survives somehow. The banter between Anjin & Rodrigues was classic. We are seeing the begruding respect Anjin is starting to have for Toranaga & his clan, & vice versa. The first 3 episodes have been amazing. It sucks having to wait for the next episode!

  • @thomasmain5986
    @thomasmain5986 9 місяців тому +9

    Making Blackthorne dive again and a again, was a way of making him bathe, I think Toranaga did not need a lesson in how to dive.

  • @hbarz1066
    @hbarz1066 9 місяців тому +5

    One minor note; the 'heir' is not the heir to the emperor. At this point, and really until the Meiji Restoration in the late 1800's, the Emperor was just chilling in Kyoto doing absolutely f**k all. They were almost entirely apolitical. The little kid is heir to become effectively the regent or chancellor of the realm, ruling in the Emperor's name, like his father.

    • @wh_kers
      @wh_kers 9 місяців тому

      shoguns were like the prime minister of a monarchy

    • @anotherhappylanding4746
      @anotherhappylanding4746 2 місяці тому

      But more badass​@@wh_kers

  • @Carlosbbbbb1
    @Carlosbbbbb1 9 місяців тому +11

    The best part is him making him dive a ton so that hes tired for the race 😂

  • @Zachafinackus
    @Zachafinackus 9 місяців тому +1

    Man, this actor is doing a phenomenal job playing Blackthorne, and the writers have done great with the adaptation. Somethings have been left out, but I do get why since they obviously want to get into the meat of the story much quicker than the book. This is shaping up to be my favorite book adaptation in media.

  • @plan_r4005
    @plan_r4005 9 місяців тому +8

    I’m convinced Toranaga had Anjin San keep diving in to substitute for a bath.

    • @ryankwon8785
      @ryankwon8785 9 місяців тому +3

      It’s also a power move by ensuring John remains loyal to him. It’s also a way to test John’s patience and tolerance of following orders.

  • @RandomNPC001
    @RandomNPC001 9 місяців тому +12

    The Portuguese would also drop off a part of their ship`s crew onto new lands and they would be told to procreate with the natives. This way they could later claim that they had ancestral claims, just in case someone would show up later and try to claim the land from them. Such claims would often be brought up to other kings and or Pope in order to get alliances in fighting off other naval powers who wanted their new lands!

  • @leonardosilvagomes6850
    @leonardosilvagomes6850 9 місяців тому +2

    14:22 Buntaro might try to swim away, if weren't for the enormous weight he was carrying... Not from the armor but from the massive balls he has

  • @kavinsky2
    @kavinsky2 9 місяців тому +3

    Great episode!

  • @scotthewitt258
    @scotthewitt258 9 місяців тому +12

    You're meant to have mixed feelings about Buntaro.
    Yeah, he is a dick to his wife and son. But, he is also an honorable and skilled samurai, dedicated to his Sama. It's hard to get that "likable rascal" thing right. Especially if his "bad side" is what would be domestic abuse in modern times. So, he is kinda "well-balanced" at heing a dick, but not outright abusive or physically mean to them.

    • @fan-i-am
      @fan-i-am 9 місяців тому +6

      Yeah I hope they explain his character like it does in the book. His marriage was politically arranged one to a dishonored man's daughter (Mariko) who was not allowed to join her father in death. So she retains the distainful reputation/dishonor of her family and Buntaro is salty because of it and so resents her, her family and his situation because it affects his honor & reputation.

  • @princeofcaladan
    @princeofcaladan 9 місяців тому +3

    Didn't know Rodriguez here was same Richard Alpert from LOST 19:26

  • @じょじょり様
    @じょじょり様 9 місяців тому

    A hatamoto (旗本, "Guardian of the banner") was a high ranking samurai in the direct service of the Tokugawa shogunate of feudal Japan.[1] While all three of the shogunates in Japanese history had official retainers, in the two preceding ones, they were referred to as gokenin
    Wiki

  • @pricemoore2022
    @pricemoore2022 9 місяців тому +4

    Awesome reaction of my favorite episode of Shogun!!!!!!!!😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

  • @Chaosm03
    @Chaosm03 9 місяців тому +1

    "I'm getting off from this buggery stuff."
    Eric from Blindwave March 2024.

  • @TakaFuji-u1s
    @TakaFuji-u1s 9 місяців тому

    I really loved to see Mariko's Naginata fighting. It is so good and cute!
    Yesterday I saw high-school-girls carrying Naginata-brade on the train. I am glad if it gets more popular for their club activities here in Japan inspired by Mariko.

  • @michaellockhart554
    @michaellockhart554 9 місяців тому +12

    This is a famous Zen parable about a fictional account of a Zen master asking the three most powerful warlords of the Sengoku or Warring states period (Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu) what they would do if a hototogisu or cuckoo didn't sing. It was a parable which illustrates the character of each of these three different types of leaders.
    Oda Nobunaga (Ishido) was known for his fierceness and cruelty and thus would answer, "Kill it."
    Toyotomi Hideyoshi (The Taiko) was the most cunning and would therefore coyly say, "convince it."
    Tokugawa Ieyasu (Toronaga) was the most diplomatic and patient so he would most likely say, "Wait for it."

    • @H34rtofFire
      @H34rtofFire 9 місяців тому +10

      Don't think Ishido is a Nobunaga proxy (on account that he'd already have been dead by the time the series starts). Pretty sure he's based on Mistunari Ishida.

    • @linbug3127
      @linbug3127 9 місяців тому

      @@H34rtofFire This is true. Ishido is modeled after Mitsunari Ishida.
      Nobunaga Oda, who unified the country, died 1582, 18 years before this story is set. Nobunaga was betrayed and killed by his retainer, Mitsuhide Akechi.
      Toyotomi Hideyoshi(Taiko) defeated Akechi and unified japan.

  • @kwokyingcheng699
    @kwokyingcheng699 9 місяців тому

    (Ref: 36:24) Toda Hiromatsu is the father-in-law of Mariko and definitely not dead. You want to say Toda Hirokatsu (Buntaro).

  • @jatilq
    @jatilq 9 місяців тому

    I've watched a lot of Samurai movies, my favorite being the Musashi Miyamoto trilogy starring Toshiro Mifune. 13:42 is one of the best moments of them all.

  • @trooper64428
    @trooper64428 9 місяців тому +1

    Has anyone else noticed how Cosmo Jarvis sounds exactly like the late great Richard Burton?

  • @theonlyauspician
    @theonlyauspician 9 місяців тому

    Richard Burton! THAT'S who Cosmo Jarvis reminds me of!
    Sorry, took me three episodes and I'm sure it's been mentioned before but hell, that scene where he talks about why he left England and his family... Burton's ghost. :)

  • @bilee01
    @bilee01 9 місяців тому

    Hiroyuki Sanada who played Toronaga was also so badass in “The last Samurai”

  • @samfisher6606
    @samfisher6606 9 місяців тому

    A hatamoto is a high-level retainer within the Shōgunate. But, they were the higher level of the two levels of vassals and had a direct line to the shōgun.

  • @SarumanTheStinky
    @SarumanTheStinky 9 місяців тому

    7:50 Can't believe John is the 1st one in history to use the Gaijin Card

  • @lukebayle4136
    @lukebayle4136 9 місяців тому

    The guy fighting on the dock lived because in the trailer it showed a scene of him shooting a arrow that has not happened yet

  • @iamcool8088
    @iamcool8088 9 місяців тому

    Parts of this episode had me on the edge of my seat. Not many shows do that. Just so good so, really being interested in feudal Japan makes it that much better. I’m assuming Mariko’s husband isn’t dead.

  • @Tac0maAr0ma
    @Tac0maAr0ma 9 місяців тому

    This was a superb episode.

  • @charliethomas7782
    @charliethomas7782 9 місяців тому +2

    The story about your grandma using "bugger" is funny because that's still in wide use in the UK. At least in the area I'm from. Maybe older Americans kept more British slang?

  • @johnbd9765
    @johnbd9765 9 місяців тому

    The order of surname and given name in Japanese is reversed, so Toda Hiromatsu is the older lord who delivered Toranaga's resignation, Toda Hirokatsu (Buntaro) is his son, Toda Mariko is his son's wife, and Toda Fujiko is his daughter who received the ashes of her husband and infant son this episode.

  • @heesoo18
    @heesoo18 9 місяців тому +6

    Be respectful! Call him LORD toranaga not yoshii lol

  • @Liam-pl2nr
    @Liam-pl2nr 4 місяці тому

    “Put your phone down” 😂

  • @Sinewmire
    @Sinewmire 9 місяців тому

    "You play a game of friends and enemies"
    There's no such thing as friends in this game.
    Toda is the family name - Toda Mariko is the wife, Toda Hiromatsu is the dignified older Samurai, Toda Hirokatsu is the husband, or "Buntaro" to his friends.

  • @markkringle9144
    @markkringle9144 9 місяців тому

    Hatamoto are like the viking hauskarls. A Daimo's personal guard.

  • @Maessiah_____
    @Maessiah_____ 7 місяців тому

    At this point, Eric should be called Eric the Red

  • @oni3263
    @oni3263 9 місяців тому

    HATAMOTO translates as "under the flag".
    His role is to fight and defend beside his lord.

  • @kharlan123
    @kharlan123 9 місяців тому +1

    Hatamoto means guardian of the banner

  • @auntvesuvi3872
    @auntvesuvi3872 9 місяців тому

    Thanks to Eric, Calvin and Aaron! 🗾 Charlotte Brändström directed this episode.

  • @toniweigant5989
    @toniweigant5989 9 місяців тому +1

    I don´t think that it´s 5 votes that the council needs, they just need 4 votes, but it´s just that the council has to consist of 5 people to even allow them to vote.

  • @Gradashy
    @Gradashy 9 місяців тому

    Hatamoto is the Master of the Flag, the person who carries the lord flat.

  • @LuigiGamesful
    @LuigiGamesful 9 місяців тому

    i swear the part where buntaro dies uses the same score as the bear carmen and claire breakup scene

  • @closponce
    @closponce 9 місяців тому

    Blackthorne gets named samurai just like that? I remember it happening later in the original mini series.

  • @noisedreams659
    @noisedreams659 9 місяців тому

    if i remember correctly in the book he was also offered a little boy companion when he refused the woman companion

  • @DejectedCat
    @DejectedCat 9 місяців тому

    Buntaro hasn't done that famous arrows scene with Jon in the original series yet...

  • @OurtechNatics
    @OurtechNatics 9 місяців тому

    Hatamoto means "direct retainer of a shogun" or "vassal of the shogun".

  • @NEUTRALIZER70
    @NEUTRALIZER70 9 місяців тому

    I Love This Episode Better Than The First 2

  • @Macgyver145
    @Macgyver145 9 місяців тому

    Of course that guy isn't dead. He'll show up just as the english pilot hooks up with his wfie.

  • @noobuswonder6547
    @noobuswonder6547 9 місяців тому +1

    Small note but the bit about Toranaga asking John to train soldiers in Western doctrine.
    Isn''t Japan at this point kinda already doing that?
    I mean in Europe you have heavy knights or men at arms backed with pikemen and arquebusiers and cavalry.
    And in Japan, armoured samurai backed with spear ashigaru and tanegashima (matchlock) gunners and cavalry.
    I'v seen a preview scene where they practice with artillery so perhaps something along the lines of that?
    Idk it's a small thing, it was just my understanding that at this point in 1600 Japan have already been using firearms and artillery for decades.
    So not really much differences to Europe except for the equipment, weapons and armour they use.

    • @hafor2846
      @hafor2846 9 місяців тому

      The main difference really always was artillery. The Chinese were using gunpowder for sieges (e.g. bombs and incendiary devices) since the 11th century. Europeans were using cannons in siege warfare since the 14th century at least.
      Finding some use for the stuff isn't that hard. It explodes, that's useful all the time.
      What really changed was that artillery became mobile and accurate enough to use it on the battlefield. And an experienced sailor who's used to very well made ship guns could be very deadly in an area that mostly used by comparison outdated weapons. Especially for cannons. Even if the cannons were only slightly better (and they usually were a lot better), the advantage in range very often meant that you could win quite handily by simply wiping out the enemy cannons first, while they couldn't retaliate.
      Also, a lot is happening in Europe at the time. Right at the outset of the 30 Years War, during the Dutch War of Independence, in the middle of the Ottoman invasions of Europe and their first siege of Vienna. There is a lot happening and Europe at this point is right at the edge of military development.
      You're right, it's not "dumb Japanese barely know what a gun is", but even if we talk a difference of a few decades, that's more than enough to decisively win a war.

  • @jasonsekiguchi458
    @jasonsekiguchi458 9 місяців тому +3

    Hiroyuki SanaGOAT.

  • @PROVOCATEURSK
    @PROVOCATEURSK 9 місяців тому +1

    Scorpion meets Nathan Algren.

  • @mosi_z
    @mosi_z 9 місяців тому +2

    is there anyone here who has played samurai warriors game? this show and the game are based on the same period of japanese history..yoshi toranaga is based on ieyasu tokugawa

  • @andriswood5434
    @andriswood5434 9 місяців тому

    You guys really should watch the original 1980 adaptation with Toshiro Mifune alongside this. You know, compare and contrast. (Btw, It's Mifune's most bad ass role!)

  • @JDY-11
    @JDY-11 9 місяців тому

    Anyone know the music that was playing during Buntaro's last stand?

  • @scotthewitt258
    @scotthewitt258 9 місяців тому +1

    I gotta say.
    "Leperism" is my favorite Aaronism so far.....

  • @flaggerify
    @flaggerify 9 місяців тому

    Cosmo Jarvis sounds like Richard Burton.

  • @brisky__
    @brisky__ Місяць тому

    4:06 😂😂😂

  • @sbam4881
    @sbam4881 9 місяців тому

    Re: Toda "Buntaro" Hirokatsu.... I'm _not_ going to say if he's dead or not as I've read the book, just going to give a bit of color backstory background. The character is _loosely_ based on a celebrated warrior called Hosokawa Tadaoki and his wife is based on Hosokawa Garcia nee Akechi Tama (Mariko in the book/show). The timing and reason for their marriage will differ significantly in the books but historically, the major reason their relationship was cold was because :
    She was the last member of the Akechi clan. Her father, planned and executed the assassination of Oda Nobunaga (the first great unifier of Japan and the Taiko's predecessor), whilst being pledged as a direct vassal to him (Nobunaga). This was the ultimate betrayal under the Bushido code and bought great shame and dishonor to the entire bloodline _including Tadaoki's children with Garcia_ (5 historically, 1 in the book/show). Her catholic faith would also clash strongly with his strict adherence to the samurai code (including her refusal to commit Seppuku due to Christianity's view on suicide). Ultimately, he loved her though and refused to divorce her but hid her away in Midono village until summoned back to court.
    iirc, in the books, rather than being already married at the time of her father's crime, she was single and did want to commit Seppuku but was ordered not to by Toranaga and he forced her to marry Buntaro (and through him get a new respectable clan name) instead...or something to that effect.