James Clavell's Shogun (1980)

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James Clavell's Shogun
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Directed by	Jerry London
Cast	Richard Chamberlain, Toshirô Mifune, Yôko Shimada, Frankie Sakai, Alan Badel, John Rhys Davies, Michael Hordern, George Innes, Leon Lissek, Eric Richard and Damien Thomas
Theatrical Release	September 15, 1980
DVD Release	September 23, 2003
Running Time	547 minutes
MPAA Rating	NR (Not Rated)
UPC Code	097361549842
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shogun dvd set

I thought the dvd version (4 dvd's)would be the complete miniseries but I was wrong. Many of the scenes I remember from the original NBC airing have been cut out. One is where the samurai in the fish pit with Blackthorn and his crew asks Blackthorn to kill him and, having been refused, tries to kill himself. That was the first scene that I noticed missing with many more to follow. Why the hell couldn't they include ALL the scenes in a dvd set? That's why we buy dvd sets in the first place - to get a complete version and maybe some extras.

Go to the library where you can check it out for free. December 21, 2008

SHOGUN

Based on the real life diary of Will Adams ( very boring) , the real Anjin san, Clavell makes the tale come alive! It also makes reading the book "Shogun" exciting. It inspired me to travel to Japan and follow Anjin's adventure. December 14, 2008

Mesmerizing story

Shogun is one of the best adaptations of a literary bestseller to the small screen. Superb acting, great scenery and great suspense story.
Too bad that one of the 5 discs is flawed. The picture stalls and there is no way to continue watching unless the skip button is used causing that a considerable part of the film is not possible to view. November 19, 2008

Outstanding Movie!

Anyone that has seen Tom Cruise in The Last Samurai will love this movie. I actually think Sho Gun is better. Richard Chamberlain does an excellent job. I highly recommend this movie. November 19, 2008

Powerful Movie

The movie Shogun shows the true side of the Japanese culture during the 17th century and I have yet to find anything that is close to this production. October 25, 2008

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