It was first broadcast in the United States on NBC over five nights between September 1. September 1. 9, 1. The miniseries follows fictional Englishman John Blackthorne's transforming experiences and political intrigues in feudal Japan in the early 1. After his Dutch trading ship Erasmus and its surviving crew is blown ashore by a violent storm at Anjiro on the east coast of Japan, Pilot- Major John Blackthorne, the ship's English navigator, is taken prisoner by samurai warriors. When he is later temporarily released, he must juggle his self- identity as an Englishman associated with other Europeans in Japan, namely Portuguese traders and Jesuit priests, with the alien Japanese culture into which he has been thrust and now must adapt to in order to survive. Being an Englishman, Blackthorne is at both religious and political odds with his enemy, the Portuguese, and the Catholic Church's Jesuit order. Title: Shogun (1980) 8.1 /10. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Buy Movie and TV Show DVDs. DPReview Digital Photography. Watch Shogun movie online for free, download Shogun. John Blackthorne, an English ship pilot, whose vessel wrecked upon the Japanese coast in the. In this 1980 mini-series based on James Clavell's best-selling book, Richard Chamberlain plays English pilot John Blackthorne (Adams), with Toshiro Mifune as warlord. The Catholic foothold in Japan puts Blackthorne, a Protestant and therefore a heretic, at a political disadvantage. But this same situation also brings him to the attention of the influential Lord Toranaga, who mistrusts this foreign religion now spreading in Japan. He is competing with other samurai warlords of similar high- born rank, among them Catholic converts, for the very powerful position of Sh. To help the Englishman learn their language and to assimilate to Japanese culture, Toranaga assigns a teacher and interpreter to him, the beautiful Lady Mariko, a Catholic convert, and one of Toranaga's most trusted retainers. Blackthorne soon becomes infatuated with her, but Mariko is already married, and their budding romance is ultimately doomed by future circumstances. Blackthorne saves Toranaga's life by audaciously helping him escape from Osaka Castle and the clutches of his longtime enemy, Lord Ishido. To reward the Englishman for saving his life, and to forever bind him to the warlord, Toranaga makes Blackthorne hatamoto, a personal retainer, and gifts him with a European flintlock pistol. Later, Blackthorne again saves Toranaga's life during an Earthquake by pulling him from a fissure that opened and swallowed the warlord, nearly killing him. Having proved his worth and loyalty to the warlord, during a night ceremony held before a host of his assembled vassals and samurai, Lord Toranaga makes Blackthorne a samurai; he awards him the two swords, 2.
Anjiro where Blackthorne was first blown ashore with his ship and crew. Blackthorne's repaired ship Erasmus, under guard by Toranaga's samurai and anchored near Kyoto, is lost to fire, which quickly spread when the ships' night lamps are knocked over by a storm tidal surge. During a later attack on Osaka Castle by the secretive Amida Tong (Ninja assassins), secretly paid for by Lord Ishido, Mariko is killed while saving Blackthorne's life, who is temporarily blinded by the black powder explosion that kills his lover. Blackthorne supervises the construction of a new ship, The Lady, with funds Mariko left to him in her will for this very purpose. Blackthorne is observed at a distance by Lord Toranaga; a voice over reveals the warlord's inner thoughts: It was he who ordered the Erasmus destroyed by fire, not from a tidal surge, in order to keep Blackthorne safe from his Portuguese enemies who feared his actions with the ship; Blackthorne still has much to teach Toranaga. And, if need be, the warlord will destroy the ship Blackthorne is currently building. He also discloses Mariko's secret but vital role in the grand deception of his enemies, and, as a result, how she was destined to die gloriously in Osaka Castle and live forever, helping to assure his coming final victory. The warlord knows that Blackthorne's karma brought him to Japan and that the Englishman, now his trusted retainer and samurai, is destined never to leave. Toranaga also knows it is his karma to become Sh. This was also the first version of Sh. The theatrical version contains additional violence and nudity that had been removed from the NBC broadcast version. DVD release. At the time of filming, Shimada knew very little English, and heavily relied on her dialogue coach to deliver her lines phonetically. English words that she could not pronounce were substituted or overdubbed in post- production. Clavell and NBC wanted Sean Connery to play Blackthorne, but Connery reportedly laughed at the idea of working for months in Japan, as he had disliked filming You Only Live Twice there. The success of Roots, as well as Jesus of Nazareth (1. Its 2. 6. 3 average rating was the second highest in television history after ABC's with Roots. An average of 3. 2. In the documentary The Making of 'Sh. It was also noted that during the week of broadcast, many restaurants and movie houses saw a decrease in business. The documentary states many stayed home to watch Sh. As the movie was presented from Blackthorne's point of view, the producers felt that . Heckert, Bill Luciano, Donald R. Weissman, Jerry Young. Emmy, won. Outstanding Limited Series: James Clavell (executive producer), Eric Bercovici (producer)Outstanding Costume Design for a Series (episode 5): Shin Nishida. Outstanding Graphic Design and Title Sequences (episode 1): Phill Norman (graphic designer)1. Emmy, nominated. Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Special: Richard Chamberlain. Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Special: Toshiro Mifune. Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special: Y. Finlay (sound editor), Robert Gutknecht (sound editor), Sean Hanley (sound editor), Pierre Jalbert (sound editor), Jack Keath (sound editor), Alan L. Nineberg (sound editor), Lee Osborne (sound editor), Tally Paulos (sound editor)Outstanding Art Direction for a Limited Series or a Special (episode 5): Joseph R. Jennings (production designer), Yoshinobu Nishioka (art director), Tom Pedigo (set decorator), Shoichi Yasuda (set decorator)Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or a Special (episode 4): Andrew Laszlo. Outstanding Directing in a Limited Series or a Special (episode 5): Jerry London. Outstanding Film Editing for a Limited Series or a Special (episode 5): Donald R. Weissman, Jerry Young, Bill Luciano. Outstanding Writing in a Limited Series or a Special (episode 5): Eric Bercovici (writer)See also. Law, season 1 (1. L. A. Law, season 1/season 2 (1. China Beach, season 2/season 3 (1. Twin Peaks, season 1/season 2 (1. Northern Exposure, season 2/season 3 (1. Northern Exposure, season 3/season 4 (1. NYPD Blue, season 1 (1. The X- Files, season 1/season 2 (1. Party of Five, season 1/season 2 (1. The X- Files, season 3/season 4 (1. The X- Files, season 4/season 5 (1. The Practice, season 2/season 3 (1. The Sopranos, season 1 (1. The West Wing, season 1/season 2 (2. Six Feet Under, season 1 (2. The Shield, season 1 (2. Nip/Tuck, season 2 (2. Lost, season 1/season 2 (2. Grey's Anatomy, season 2/season 3 (2. Mad Men, season 1 (2. Mad Men, season 2 (2. Mad Men, season 3 (2. Boardwalk Empire, season 1 (2. Homeland, season 1 (2. Homeland, season 2 (2. Breaking Bad, season 5, part II (2. The Affair, season 1 (2. Mr. Robot, season 1 (2.
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