An English navigator becomes both a player and pawn in the complex political games in feudal Japan.
Pilot-Major John Blackthorne (Richard Chamberlain), an English ship pilot, whose vessel wrecked upon the Japanese coast in the early seventeenth century is forced to deal with the two most powerful men in Japan in these days. He is thrown in the midst of a war between Lord Yoshi Toranaga (Toshirô Mifune) and Ishido (Nobuo Kaneko), who struggle for the title of "Shogun", which will give ultimate power to the one who possesses it.—Harald Mayr <[email protected]>
Based on the experiences of Sir William Adams, an English sea Captain and adventurer, whose adventures in late sixteenth century Japan are paralleled by James Clavell's story in this classic book of the same name. Here we follow Pilot-Major John Blackthorne (Richard Chamberlain), an English ship pilot, whose vessel wrecked upon the Japanese coast in the early seventeenth century, and is thrown in the midst of a war between Lord Yoshi Toranaga (Toshirô Mifune) and Ishido (Nobuo Kaneko), Japan's two most powerful warlords, in an epic battle for the title of "Shogun".—Alain Koningverdraag
Based on the experiences of Sir William Adams, an English sea captain and adventurer, whose adventures in late 16th-century Japan are parallelled by James Clavell's story in this classic book of the same name. Using the true-life experiences of Sir William Adams, who even in present day Japan, still has a neighborhood named in his honor. Combined with creative use of historical records, dramatic flair, and compelling story telling, created this tale of one man's plight in feudal Japan. John Blackthorne, English ship pilot, wrecked upon the Japanese coast in the early 16th century, during the sengoku-jidai, the age of the country at war. Used as both a pawn and a prize, staring down danger, suffering torture, betrayal, multiple attempts at his life by both the Japanese and the Catholic church; and forced to leave behind all that he held dear to overcome incredible odds. Learning to speak a strange new language and struggling to understand a culture entirely alien to him; Pilot-Major John Blackthorne is thrown in the midst of an epic battle between the country's two most powerful warlords... with the winner set to claim the title of Shogun: Supreme military ruler of all Japan.
