Everything You Need To Know About Shogun
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Who are all these Lords, Samurais and Pilots?
An introduction to the characters and world of Shogun, the new FX Samurai show based on the book of the same name.
Chapters:
Intro 00:00
Yoshii Toranaga 00:38
John Blackthorne 01:52
Vasco Rodrigues 02:59
Martin Alvito 03:25
Toda Mariko 03:59
Kazunari Ishido 04:22
Kashigi Yabu 05:10
Kashigi Omi 05:56
Episode 1 Review (spoilers) 7:40
Production 7:45
Differences From The Book 8:28
Blackthorne's Voice 10:52
Yabu's Potrayal 11:52
Rodrigues Introduced Earlier 12:47
Episode 2 Review (spoilers) 13:21
Taiko Flashback 13:25
Council Of Regents Formation 13:51
More Differences From The Book 14:17
Toranaga and Blackthrone's Meeting 15:21
Confidence In This Show 15:33
Reception 16:33
Tai-Pan 16:45 
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I love this version of Shogun. The production was serious with bringing Japanese actors who are not well known in the West. I’ve been studying how to wear kimono for several years and the costumes are exquisite.
The production team definitely deserves praise. I was researching it after tonight’s episode and recently found out the filming of the show was delayed because they thought the production wasn’t ambitious enough.
That combined with the fact that Hiroyuki Sanada (Toranaga) is a producer explains why the production is so brilliant!
Why is there a need to study how to wear a Kimono?
No idea lmao. It's probably more intricate of a process than we realise.
@@dontworrydonwearing a kimono is an art form in itself. At a minimum, it consists for 5 layers and 12 or more parts. There are no buttons or zippers to hold it together. Just ties. They don’t cut the length or width of the robes either. It’s a series of folds to get it to fit in the most aesthetically pleasing way. Kimono dressers do years of training. This isn’t a cosplay costume you DIY from YT. It’s masterful work.
Great job introducing the characters
Thanks ! I lowkey wish I posted this vid before the first two eps dropped. Prolly would’ve made more sense 🤣
Subscribed! This was a great breakdown. You captured the character motivations and book differences perfectly.
Thanks! I’m glad you enjoyed.
Now subscribed.
Thanks, I looked forward to your reviews throughout the season
Thanks ! I’m re-reading parts of the book now for my review of episode 3. I have some parts I think they skipped in the book but I need to make sure .
Earned a sub! Keep up the good work my dood!
Thanks Brodie 🤟🏾
video came in clutch thanks brah
You're welcome bro, glad it was useful.
I am absolutely loving shogun. Loved this breakdown / review. Subbing for future shogun content!!
Thanks !
good info, good job!
Thanks! Glad it helped.
Subscribed. Excellent video, thank you.
Thanks!
Yo dope video bro!!! I’m definitely supporting so you can grow friend!!
Lmaoo thanks bro. Not really living up to your name with comments like these tho 🤣
@@BadTakeRisan when it comes to samurai I can’t hate lmao!!! Nioh, Rise of the Ronin, Shōgun, I’m here for it all !!! Love the energy 🥷🏾🥷🏾
Funny that you mention Nioh😭. The main character in that game is based on William Adams, real life historical figure and the first non Portuguese man to set foot in Japan. You know what else? He also happens to be the person that Blackthorne, the main character in Shogun is based on. Wild!
@@BadTakeRisan like I said!! Everything samurai lol
You should check out the original miniseries. The producers asked James Clavell to write the script. 3 days later, they received a copy of the paperback in the mail. Clavell had torn out all the pages that were not from Blackthorne's point of view. That is what they used as a shooting script. It allowed the audience to discover and learn as Blackthorne did.
Thanks for the info , that’s such a cool story. TBH , I think one of the weaknesses of the original miniseries is the lack of perspective from the Japanese side.
A major part of the story in Shogun doesn’t even really include Blackthorne and in the grand scheme of things, he somewhat irrelevant. The Japanese perspective is very much so needed in this story.
Great video. I'm reading the book and I got confused with the number of characters so this really helped me visualise who I'm reading about.
Thanks mate
Great video i see your channel growing big!! Subscribed
Thank you so much!!
Good breakdown. You earned a sub sir
Appreciate ya👌🏾. Also you're sub #500!
@@BadTakeRisan haha dope
For context, the war with Korea caused this period of social upheaval in 1600s Japan as the Japanese defeat at the hands of the Koreans during the Imjin War decimated many Japanese armies and completely decimated and crippled the Japanese Navy, hence their reversion as an isolationist state during the period. This war against Korea also caused the previous leader, Toyotomi Hideyoshi to go insane and later die. The victors of this civil strife in Japan were decided by those who did not send their armies against Korea to be decimated by the Koreans and hence, those that had their armies intact.
Great take and review Brother! 😺🇯🇵🇬🇧🇺🇸 Gambatte!
Thanks bro 🤟🏾
This video is spoiler free until the episode 1 and 2 review. After that I speak about the stuff that happened in those eps. No spoilers for future episodes or chapters in the book!
There is a brief shot from one of the promos of a female character with a spear fending off about a dozen men. Was that also part of the flashback sequence?
I haven't seen the promo in a while but IIRC, it was Mariko and is not a flashback scene.
@@BadTakeRisan OK, thanks. I'll keep following this channel to find out about that shot. I imagine there will be a flashback where Mariko describes her training to Blackthorn, possibly after the escape from Osaka Castle.
Thanks, I’ll make sure to cover it when that scene arises.
As a book reader myself Im enjoying the show quite a lot. But I feel the same about the pacing I would like them to give more breathing room to some important stuff but I understand they have to cut stuff to make it work for TV format. My only real BUT is one key moment for Blackthorne from the book that is missing in the TV show and I feel its one of the most important moments for him so im very sad that its not here.
What moment were you talking about? There’s a couple I can think of but there’s one major one for me.
@@BadTakeRisan Its been quite a bit since my last read of Shogun but if im remembering correctly Yabu puts a very strict dead line (literally) on the village of Anjiro so if Blackthone doesnt learn japanese in like 6 months or something like that he would have them all killed.
Blackthorne cant live with the guilt of that so he wont. He finally understands what he has to do in order to accomplish stuff and threatens them with commiting suicide if Yabu doesnt lift the death penalty on the village. I felt it was one of the most cathartic moments for his character and Im afraid it wont be in the show
@PeripheriAe Yeah that’s the same moment I was thinking of. I mentioned it in my breakdown of ep 4. It’s pretty significant so I’m surprised they left it out
This is the best show in years.
7:14 😅😅😅
12:11 yes, it seemed implied.
It’s definitely at least one of the best!
Izu, also known for Spiny Lobster in japan XD
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This video shows great work ethic. Subbed bro.
Thanks man, welcome!
As someone who watched the original miniseries and read the book, I fell proud I can flex on you newbies lol😅
Lmao congrats. It’s is a bit of a flex 🤣. I’ve only seen parts of the original miniseries and read the book.
@@BadTakeRisan it just surprised me. I heard nothing of this project so to see it on Hulu renewed my spirit
Definitely a pleasant surprise !
It's the Imjin War. "Korean War" is usually referring to the war fought in the 1950s.
You’re right, my bad. They refer to it as “The War With Korea” in the book so I just ran with it. Probably should’ve googled it in hindsight 🤣
For context, the war with Korea caused this period of social upheaval in 1600s Japan as the Japanese defeat at the hands of the Koreans during the Imjin War decimated many Japanese armies and completely decimated and crippled the Japanese Navy, hence their reversion as an isolationist state during the period. This war against Korea also caused the previous leader, Toyotomi Hideyoshi to go insane and later die. The victors of this civil strife in Japan were decided by those who did not send their armies against Korea to be decimated by the Koreans and hence, those that had their armies intact.
Thanks for the info, this adds some great context to the show!
"Yoshii" is correct. It consists of two Kanji characters 吉( yoshi ) and 井( i ).
Thanks 👌🏾
Americans don't realize, Shogun is their history in a way.. Think about it if Japan modernize then, Meji Restoration would not have happen, that led to Pearl Habor.. In alternative history, Japan might have been colonized by the Portugal at this time of what 1600's.. If so, eventually, they would have modernized and all of Asian history in WW 2, might have been different.. An early modernization of Japan, would have led to modernations of China, for sure.. Instead of China catching up to the world in 2000's, they would have already been 400 years earlier.. Whole world history may have changed.. Imagine a Japan knowing of the Europe news, and then the news of American civil war.. These War like people, would keep up with repeating guns, machine guns, biological weapons, airplanes, carriers n etc.. They would just keep pace with West or surpass it.. But now that Japan is modernized and their Abe leader died, who knows what is Japan future now ? Will it go back to Shogun ? If America financially collapses, it is likely..
I doubt they’d go back to their ways in Shogun lol. Japan has a severe declining birth rate problem. If anything , they’d probably look to have more lenient immigration laws to supplement their dwindling work force.
Also , Shinzo Abe wasn’t killed when he was their president. He died in 2022, 2 years after his term as president ended.
@@BadTakeRisan Abe moved his people to vote in majority his party.. His death has lead to re-arming of Japan as never before since WW 2.. Tha is what he wanted.. Saying Japan is becoming more bold and aggressive.. USA finanical collapse is inevitable.. Japan is tied to USA by hold T-bonds.. When it hits the fan,, USA will bring down Japan with them.. US $1 could be worth a penny in coming years.. A huge collapse is inevitable, now.. I just hope it is not as bad as Venezuela collapse..
They did space to work around covid while filming. If they did that like the novel they could be liable for getting people sick in the workplace
Tbh they still filmed with plenty of extras so I doubt that was a problem. Especially in episode 3 during the scene with Buntaro.
Let fate decide
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Blackthorne, the actor, sounds like he tapped into his inner Jeremy Irons
And it fits so well!
Why did they introduce Toranaga so early? Threw me off.
Yeah Toranaga and the council and were introduced super early. I get what they’re going for since after the first 300-400 pages , he’s kinda the main character along with Blackthorne. I guess with only 10 eps , they had to skip some stuff .
why pilot if its sengoku period?
Boats have pilots too. It's not only planes.
Isn't Rodriguez a Spaniard?
I’m pretty sure he’s Portuguese. There’s even a scene in the book where he curses a former Spanish king.
“This is the way we do it in Japan. Like we’re at the court of Fornicating Philip II, God take that Spaniard to an early grave.” - Page 139
Did you even watch the show ?
No, i just made these breakdown videos purely off imagination and cocaine.
It's a good drama. Nothing to eye catching. It's serious now after episode 4.
Is that a criticism or compliment ? 🤣
@@BadTakeRisan others who like samurais and al that stuff might say it's boring because there's no action and fighting and stuff.. it's only been political and diplomatic but I enjoy every episode.
@blackred1032 Same. The politics and drama was what made the book so good. Similar to how the best parts of Game Of Thrones were the conversations and scheming, not the big battles (which were also good tho).
Im sorry but i cant take the background music that sounds like its skipping the entire time lol
To each their own 🤷🏽♂️
2:02 2:47 he would be multilingual. You forgot English.
@Neddoest I mean I did say he was an English pilot. I didn’t think it was necessary to mention that an English pilot speaks English lol
Great video but when you said Dutch and English you showed the French flag instead of englands lol
Thanks! Also you might wanna google the Netherlands flag bro 😭. I was born there so there’s no way I’d get the flag wrong lmao
Rodriguez is SPANIARD
Where does it say that? Correct me if I’m wrong but isn’t he Portuguese in the book?
Not the book ( I never read it). But in the show.
Ohh fair enough , I think he’s Portuguese in the book. I was looking over the chapters when making this vid so that was probably on my mind.
My anyus feels strange.
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Tokukawa never joined Imjin (Korean) war. One of the reason he had fresh troops. Ishida was the one in Imjin + true protector of Hideyoshi's clan & his heir. He never been much of warrior & not from a high rank. Back in the 1600, Europeans had extremely small moral highground when it came to torture & brutality.
Mate I’m talking about the book, not the actual historical figures.
@@BadTakeRisan Ok, but the book is meh on reality. I'm just giving a factual perspective.
@IQstrategy Fair enough but it’s fiction at the end of the day. Even the names were changed so that the writer could have more creative liberty. It’s not meant to be 1 to 1 with the real events.
I'm loving the show but the way it's presenting the conflict is a bit annoying. Ishida was the Taiko loyalist trying to protect the heir against Tokugawa/Toranaga's bid to become shogun but we're told by the Taiko's wife that Ishido would murder the heir???
@@vayne-he9yi Yeah they definitely hollywoodified it, Toranaga is much more of a “hero” in the show. He was morally ambiguous and sometimes a straight up bad person in the book.
Even by the brutal samurai standards. It’s a different portrayal but assuming they keep Toranaga’s final monologue( if you know you know 👀) from the book, I don’t mind the change that much. That scene will still solidify him as pretty much the same character from the book, you can’t Hollywood good guy that shit 🤣.
You accent thoroughly confuses me. Not bad, I just can’t figure out where you’re from.
I’m from London. It’s an inner city accent .
So many mistakes here. At least if he's giving background from the book. Yabu is NOT a vassal of Toranaga at this point; he's daimyo of Izu. Ishido is NOT highborn, he was born a peasant and made a samurai by the Taiko. Ishido doesn't like the Portuguese at all.
I never said Ishido is highborn, I said “ He (Ishido) , like many other daimyo, are somewhat intimidated by Toranaga and his renown as a warrior and strategist. And his highborn lineage.”
For someone who’s criticising all my “mistakes”, it’s kinda ironic how you misquoted me 🤣.
Also I never said Ishido likes the Portuguese , I said he’s more willing to work with them which compared to Toranaga , is true . Since Toranaga is based on Tokugawa Ieyasu, you know the guy who pretty much closed Japan to outsiders for 100s of years.
Regardless of what's in the book, the show makes it very obvious that Yabu IS a vassal of Toronaga
@@supremeworld87 🎯🎯🎯🎯
The guy who plays Rodriguez is Nestor Carbonell, who played Richard Alpert in Lost, not the Man in Black. The Man in Black was portrayed by Titus Welliver and Terry O'Quinn.
Yeah I know , I realised while editing 😭. Still a great actor tho!
Dont need no 18min video. Theres 4 episodes aired. You just press play and get into it
That’s perfectly fine
What is the point of doing a remake of a masterpiece? It is never as good and you can just watch the masterpiece. The remake is lame.
While I understand the sentiment, it’s been 40 years and the original miniseries has not aged the best. Even though there were many great performances, the production limitations of that era are very evident when watching it now.
The remake is one of the best shows I have seen
Same 🎯
Why? Because it will get the story a wider/new audience, more money + the old show was good for the time but doesn’t age well.The production of the show is much better so idk what you yappin about.
I had great hopes for the remake, but they skipped very very important scenes and changed other important scenes for no reason and it makes what happens nonsensical. The rushed events also make it very confusing, with no time to understand the characters, their motivations and why everything happens in the story. The line that holds the plot in the book and the original adaptation is his desire to get his ship and crewmates back, while being torn between the need to survive in a foreign land and his love for Mariko, which this new show misses by a few miles. I do like the actors that play Yabu and Toranaga though. The rest just seem blurry caricatures, typologies, rather than real people. Buntaro's scenes in the book and og adaptation were few, but established him as a character, while in the new, they make him a hero, cutting away the possibility for one of the greatest scene this character could have, the tea ritual. The way this show is going, it seems that more and more errors will appear and it's strange that Clavell's daughter, who is part of the production crew, didn't care at all. Missed opportunity, such a shame, the sets and the costumes are quite impressive...
"Néstor Carbonell as Vasco Rodrigues: A Spanish sailor in league with the Portuguese who befriends Blackthorne"
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%A9stor_Carbonell
Yeah my bad I got that wrong. I’m pretty sure he’s Portuguese in the book and I recorded that segment before the show premiered so 🤷🏽♂️
Too many non Japanese from the trailers
Huh? The cast is mostly Japanese tho ?