James Clavell's shōgun
(Video)
Contributors
Published
Los Angeles : Paramount Home Video, c2003.
Format
Video
ISBN
0792193326
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (547 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Conway Public Library - Computer Area | DVD F Shogun | On Shelf |
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Published
Los Angeles : Paramount Home Video, c2003.
Language
English
ISBN
0792193326
UPC
097361549842
Notes
General Note
From the novel by James Clavell; originally broadcast in 1980.
General Note
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.
Creation/Production Credits
Executive producer, James Clavell ; music, Maurice Jarre.
Participants/Performers
Richard Chamberlain, Toshiro Mifune, Yoko Shimada.
Participants/Performers
Orson Welles, narrator.
Description
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.
System Details
DVD; NTSC; Region 1; full screen format.
Language
Closed-captioned and optional English subtitles; some parts in Japanese with English voice-overs.
Language
English 5.1 surround or English restored mono.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Action and adventure television programs.
Adams, William, -- 1564-1620 -- Drama.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Historical television programs.
Japan -- History -- Tokugawa period, 1600-1868. -- Drama.
Merchant mariners -- Japan -- Drama.
Samurai -- Japan -- Drama.
Shoguns -- Drama.
Television mini-series.
Tokugawa, Ieyasu, -- 1543-1616 -- Drama.
Adams, William, -- 1564-1620 -- Drama.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Historical television programs.
Japan -- History -- Tokugawa period, 1600-1868. -- Drama.
Merchant mariners -- Japan -- Drama.
Samurai -- Japan -- Drama.
Shoguns -- Drama.
Television mini-series.
Tokugawa, Ieyasu, -- 1543-1616 -- Drama.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
London, J., Bercovici, E., Chamberlain, R., Mifune, T., Shimada, Y., Welles, O., & Clavell, J. (2003). James Clavell's shōgun . Paramount Home Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jerry. London et al.. 2003. James Clavell's Shōgun. Paramount Home Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jerry. London et al.. James Clavell's Shōgun Paramount Home Video, 2003.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)London, Jerry., et al. James Clavell's Shōgun Paramount Home Video, 2003.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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