A tale of prejudice, hardship and self-sacrifice leavened with moments of incredible intimacy, it spans the Japanese occupation of Korea, the second world war, the Korean war and the economic …
Historical drama Shogun, the sweeping story of a struggle for power in feudal Japan, racked up 25 nominations on Wednesday to lead this year’s contenders for television’s Emmy Awards. The …
FX’s “Shogun” had planned to shoot in Japan; due to the pandemic, the production shifted to Vancouver. Production designer Helen Jarvis had never been to Japan, nor had she read …
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FX’s Shogun is unlikely to have the same seismic impact as its predecessor – if only because of the wealth of content now perpetually at our fingertips – but this …
But perhaps the best known of the bunch is Shōgun (1975), the fictionalised history of an expedition to Japan in 1600, feuding warlords, and the culturally and politically seismic role …
“I wasn’t aware of anything to do with Shōgun until the audition process began,” Jarvis says, when we speak over Zoom. Likewise, his knowledge of this era of Japanese history …