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 beco...
| Uniform Title: | Shōgun (Television program) |
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English Japanese |
| Language Notes: | Closed-captioned and optional English subtitles; some parts in Japanese with English voice-overs. |
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Los Angeles :
Paramount Home Video,
[2003]
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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: | Originally broadcast in 1980. English 5.1 surround or English restored mono. 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. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 5 videodiscs (547 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD, NTSC, Region 1. |
| Production Credits: | Executive producer, James Clavell ; music, Maurice Jarre. |
| ISBN: | 0792193326 9780792193326 |