SHOGUN (2024) Behind-the-Scenes The Making of | Hiroyuki Sanada, Cosmo Jarvis, Anna Sawai 

He really deserves it, he is great in this series

yeah i liked this son of B😄

My favorite character, he is just so loveable even when he is being sketchy

His character is what makes the story very unique. Sometimes hilarious, sometimes deceitful, sometimes honourable, sometimes courageous, sometimes cowardly, sometimes wise and sometimes foolish. The book as well as the writrrs of the show have made him exceptional. And rightly that sob demands my respect and i gave him amply. Arigato yabu-sama

Yea i agree, even tho he had one man boiled to death in the first episode, i still liked his character. He was a sadist and that actor portrayed the lack of empathy and other traits that points towards the fact that he is a genuine psychopath fascinated by death very well.

SPOILERS: he even died a badass ! that nonchalant belly stab and the smile on his face when he looked back at Toranaga what a legend

team dont want to die..

He is an excellent actor in this type pf performance, but producing is just financing, isn't it.

@@yaseralharbi4641 executive producers are for financing but Hiroyuki Sanada is not an executive producer, just “producer”. I don’t know what he did in that role for Shogun, but in general producers do a ton for films. They handle most of the logistics like hiring people, scheduling, and commonly weighing in on all sorts of creative decisions

Ha ha ha I know right? Look at that happy smile and his excellent English. 🥰

He really is classy and it shows even when he's playing Ishido

Yeah he just wanted his wife to love him😂 and such a fucking badass

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i too loved the original, but I think the biggest difference between the original and the new one is that the original focused more on Blackthorne as the main character and the new one focused more on the story and the Japanese players in the story.

And Band Of Brothers, Chernobyl, Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, Game Of Thrones S1-6, Stranger Things, The Sopranos, and Mr. Robot

@@brysonfreeman7226err The Wire?

@@brysonfreeman7226 The Wire

Yesss! Indeed! Is a masterpiece 💕

Breaking Bad, Black Sails, True Detective S1, Game of Thrones S1-4, The Wire, Twin Peaks and now Shogun o7

you mean BEST ACTRESS!

Supporting? She's the mais character alongside Toranaga and John. By the way, she got the Best Actress award.

Other way round for me . He cant act is so wooden and his voice In real life far better than his richard burton impersonation as blackthorne. Terrible.

Sadly it's been confirmed it was a one and done as it followed the storyline of the novel to its conclusion. Hopefully though they may try and adapt some of Clavell's other novels into a screenplay. e.g. Tai-Pan

@@garyyoung3179 at this point I don't care if they make up a story. I just want at least a 2nd season

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@@jk47visual You sure?

@@hanheecho6437 LOL yes

@@jk47visual you were the camera werent you.

Please share/recommend your top 5 samurai movies...

you know that this wasn't a japanese show?

sadly no. its only going to have 10 episodes for this season. I already saw all 10 episodes back in january and you will be satisfied by the time you see the ending. it will defnitely win multiple emmys next year im sure of it.

@@shekoken how did you watch it full?

the fact that you CAN'T tell is why this show is simply amazing! I could watch this series all day.

If we don't see the dead on screen, then it is always a high chance that the character is still alive.

If you read the book, then yes, Buntaro lived after the Osaka escape.

And yet… if I do recall correctly, women in Japan were well know for knowing how to fight. Trained in the use of weapons to protect their household. Mariko it’s a representation of that, the weapon of choice “Naginata” which she uses in the show. It’s historically accurate.

@@ludmilanaves6931 yes it did happen in 1600. Even though their roles were diminished significantly. Women were still taught how to defend themselves. And female samurai did exist during the Edo period. That woman ( the maid ) was trained as a TACTIC. Who else would think of the maid as a killer?! When I say women were trained as “warriors” I don’t mean all of them.

@@ludmilanaves6931 how about writing a bit better? Your sentences makes no sense at all. I’m starting to think that might be intentional. And none of what I said is wrong, female samurai or warrior fall in the same category. As the word samurai means “to serve” In Japanese “samurai” is a strictly masculine term. FEMALE SAMURAI WARRIORS it’s the literal translation of the word “Onna-Bugeisha” or “Onna-Musha” both fall into the same category. So, it doesn’t really matter if I say female samurai or warrior. I’m not wrong in either case. And yes I do my research.

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Agree but at least it's much better than Memoirs of a Geisha using Chinese or Korean actors

@@oysterman962different era. It came out 20 years ago. Back then Hollywood did a piss poor job at hiring minority actors. Also, in that time period marketable Asian actors were mostly limited to Chinese. Nothing wrong with that, just how things were at the time. There still, are films and shows where the character and actor’s ethnicities do not match. Again, not always a bad thing depending on the story they’re telling. For Shogun - a story based on one of the most if not the most critical time periods of Japan - had they not used Japanese actors for at least the main speaking characters the audience would’ve torn it apart.

@@jyc313 Yes, ethnic casting is getting better for asian films as the pool of asian actors is larger. However, not all other ethnicities are correctly represented even in modern times. Often Central or south American roles for example are played by anyone with a latino appearance, including Italians or Spanish. It also still depends on many other factors, such as whether actors want the role, whether they are involved in other projects, contracted with one film company, can even speak English, or look too asian! for Western audiences at least. Bruce Lee for example had many of these aforementioned barriers. The director may also have a certain actor in mind but can't afford them within the film's budget or the actor doesn't like the script. In Memoirs of a Geisha, almost the entire female cast was non Japanese; noteworthy and specifically, Chinese. But as you suggest, they were popular with the mainstream audience being from an extremely successful Hollywood endorsed Chinese film at the time, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. More than likely that Memoirs was cashing in on the momentum from the popularity of those actors. I disagree there weren't enough notable Japanese actors available 20 years ago to cast in at least some of the key lead roles. Other films, such as The Last Samurai or Kill Bill had real Japanese actors. Or even the original Shogun TV series used authentic Japanese cast. This version of Shogun, thankfully has been brilliantly cast and the costume and etiquette is painstakingly detailed and exacting of the period. However, I disagree that Shogun has any more reason to involve Japanese actors than Memoirs. They are both adapted from novels written by Western authors. Both sensationalized for western audiences. However, I would say a Geisha is more culturally significant than a Senkogu Jidai Samurai film involving fictional characters loosely based on historical figures, where the artist licence allows for broader scope. In fact, Memoirs of a Geisha is arguably even more controversial that the portrayal of the Geisha was misrepresented as a prostitute and many Japanese female actors would've shunned being involved in that film. That's why I specifically mentioned that Chinese actors were used instead. Consequently, the author was sued by a Japanese lady whom the film's character was based on, for the reasons of misrepresentation. One thing you did correctly mention is that despite all the criticism I have of incorrect ethnical representation in films, one can not overlook the importance of good entertainment and still enjoy a film for what it is. As long as it was not as terribly cast as Mickey Rooney's shocking portrayal as a Japanese character in Breakfast at Tiffany's, or the hilarious Amazing Harry Hoo from Get Smart. .....A sign of the times indeed.

@@oysterman962 thanks for your opinions. Paragraph 1: agreed. It’s all just one step at a time. If Scarface was made today decent chance they’d actually pick a Latino or even a Cuban. Pacino did a great job but looking back a very progressive person can argue his accent was a horrible caricature. To each his/her own. Paragraph 2: partially agree. I didn’t say there weren’t notable Japanese actors. At that time coming from a big studio the actors they chose were simply more “marketable” which your statement of “casting due to popularity etc etc” is saying the same thing in a way. At the time, the mass public may have recognized Ken Watanabe (by face or name) but very few other Japanese actors. Also agreed that Kill Bill is a good counter example. Paragraph 3: I think which one is more significant as a fiction piece can be debated based on one’s perception of both and personal taste. Also personally I didn’t think the movie overtly portrayed the geishas as prostitutes but again that goes back to my earlier statement that it’s a matter of personal taste (and perspective). There are plenty of arguments out there that make great points as to geishas being very skilled and very refined “prostitutes” but of course that would be angering many people. Again, it’s just how people view things. You make good points overall. Paragraph 4: agreed. Also personally I don’t even find your example that offensive. At the time of Break at Tiffany’s casting in such a manner and depicting Asians in such ways weren’t considered offensive. We can say it was horrible looking back from a more refined and progressive era. It’s all just… progress and sometimes it’s two steps back one step forward. Overall I think Hollywood and the mass media industries in general have moved in the right direction with plenty of work still needed. As a minority myself it’s good to see.

@@jyc313 Well said and analyzed. The difference of opinions but the same overall sentiment it what makes films great entertainment 👍