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James Clavell's shōgun, written for television and produced by Eric Bercovici ; directed by Jerry London ; produced in association with Toho Company Ltd., Asahi National Broadcasting Co., Ltd., [and] Jardine, Matheson Co., Ltd. ; Paramount Pictures Corporation
The resource James Clavell's shōgun, written for television and produced by Eric Bercovici ; directed by Jerry London ; produced in association with Toho Company Ltd., Asahi National Broadcasting Co., Ltd., [and] Jardine, Matheson Co., Ltd. ; Paramount Pictures Corporation represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in San Francisco Public Library.
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  • 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
Table of contents
  • V.1. Discs 1 & 2 -- v. 2. Discs 3 & 4 -- v. 3. Disc 5
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  • eng
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  • From the novel by James Clavell; originally broadcast in 1980
  • Special features 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
Physical description
  • 5 videodiscs (547 min.), sound, color, 4 3/4 in.
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  • videodisc
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  • 9780792193326
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