James Clavell's shōgun

The Resource James Clavell's shōgun
Label
James Clavell's shōgun
Statement of responsibility
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
Title variation
Shōgun
Creator
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • jpn
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
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
Cataloging source
OWL
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Executive producer, James Clavell ; music, Maurice Jarre
Dewey number
791.45/72
Language note
  • Closed-captioned and optional English subtitles; some parts in Japanese with English voice-overs
  • English 5.1 surround or English restored mono
LC call number
PN1992.8.F5
LC item number
S554 2003
PerformerNote
  • Richard Chamberlain, Toshiro Mifune, Yoko Shimada
  • Orson Welles, narrator
Runtime
547
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
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