James Clavell's shōgun
John Blackthorne is a ship-wrecked English navigator who becomes both an observer and a participant in historic changes in Japan during the Tokugawa, or, Edo period. Toranaga is a feuding warlord vying to become the supreme military dictator, or shōgun. Blackthorne is drawn into the turmoil and bec...
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| Format: | Videos DVD |
| Language: | English Japanese |
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Paramount Home Video,
1980.
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| Summary: | John Blackthorne is a ship-wrecked English navigator who becomes both an observer and a participant in historic changes in Japan during the Tokugawa, or, Edo period. Toranaga is a feuding warlord vying to become the supreme military dictator, or shōgun. Blackthorne is drawn into the turmoil and becomes determined to be the first foreigner to become a samurai warrior. |
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| Item Description: | From the novel by James Clavell; originally broadcast in 1980. Special features includes: 13 segment documentary on the making of Shogun; historical featurettes on the samurai, the tea ceremony, and the geisha; optional audio commentary by Jerry London on select scenes. |
| Physical Description: | 5 videodiscs (547 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD; NTSC; Region 1; full screen format ; Dolby digital. |
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| Production Credits: | Executive producer, James Clavell ; music, Maurice Jarre. |
| ISBN: | 0792193326 9780792193326 |
