@@vincenrow7190still a fantastic show, but I was a bit disappointed by the ending too. Just being told what was gonna happen by Torenaga just felt wrong
@davidgagne35697 ай бұрын
It's this ignorant attitude that resulted in the core of the book being erased and Blackthornes character mostly erased. This resulted in a highly produced, but generic, Japanese castle drama.
@danzafrir29007 ай бұрын
@@DonMofet I've really enjoyed the podcast, personally.
@LunaticReason7 ай бұрын
I was one of the Red Archer escorting Blackthorne. I thought I had been cut out of the scene but might have actually made it. I also played one of the Grey Samurai. I just want to say it was an amazing experience and so proud to be part of this show. If any of the showrunners, cast, crew is reading Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart for makiing a dream come true you where amazing and I learned a lot from the experience.
@based96717 ай бұрын
@@davidrobinson9163bro you are in like every comment section on the videos of this show. If you hate it so much why are you here LMAO😂 So butt hurt and for what??
@davidrobinson91637 ай бұрын
@@based9671 lose money. I’m gonna watch 47 ronin and call it a day
@kadartcostumes98427 ай бұрын
Congratulations @LunaticReason !
@2f2f4eva7 ай бұрын
Thank you! And congratulations
@markmorenault7657 ай бұрын
second worst ending of a show EVER! 0next to game of thrones. don't worry your acting was great! i was hoping for a hell of a lot more action in at least the last episode but the writers failed miserably on that part, as far as wardrobe and acting you guys were perfect, looked good just a massive writing failure, was not any of the actors fault.
@BuruIgeru7 ай бұрын
The emotional heights of this episode, and then you hit us with the story that Blackthorne and Fuji let go of their loved ones in the very bay James Clavell's ashes were scattered. It's not just saying goodbye to this story, it's also thanking and saying goodbye to old man James himself. God you guys know how to make me cry. Bless you, everyone who made this possible.
@kalaiarasu1287 ай бұрын
Note to FX - Please get the same team that worked on this project for other amazing stories that can be adapted into a screenplay. This series hit different as compared other series that many platform try to make. Shogun for Emmy awards 👏🎬
@JosephFerguson-bi1ul7 ай бұрын
If FX were to do anything else historical, they should remember how Shogun was done. OUTSTANDING!!!
@ITFDBLA7 ай бұрын
When Blackthorne realizes that Mariko saved his life. 😭❤
@travisspazz16247 ай бұрын
Bro was going through it!
@jimmygreer21407 ай бұрын
@@travisspazz1624 I'm going through it right now. She must've known that there was a chance she gets out of this mess alive. So was she asking to spare his life so that they could be together no matter how bleak the odds were? I kind of believe so and it makes me happy to know that she understood that life wasn't always so cruel & brutal that there can be beauty & joy in it.
@Mrtickleberries7 ай бұрын
Throughout the series you could tell Blackthorn and Mariko cared about each other but it would have probably gotten John killed if she had fully gone for it, at the end they each tried the best that they could for each other through acts of caring, Blackthorn by telling her the truth about how he felt and stepping in to be her second when he could tell she was going to die long and painfully without him and then you find out she had used essential her only dieing wish to save him even before he had told her how he felt.
@travisspazz16247 ай бұрын
@@Mrtickleberries good observation, I got right person/wrong time vibes from them.
@xxivkraegen21247 ай бұрын
Mariko remains calculated and poised until the very end. Knowing that she could save 2 for 1 by destroying blackthornes ship and also erase blackthornes useless vision of waging war against the catholics. Her sacrifice made him realize that his war is so small and meaningless in the grand scheme of things and theres much more to enjoy than that. You can see he find meaning in living on that small fishing village by willing to sacrifice his life for the villagers
@VDA197 ай бұрын
As a book reader I thought I had it all figured out ( knew Blackthorne would seppuku the moment they didn't take his Tanto away ) but the " Let your hands be the last to hold her " line really hit me out of nowhere.
@khaii137 ай бұрын
That was also the same thing Mariko said when retainers were wanting to take Fuji-sama’s baby away, way back in episode 1. There were some wonderful callback, word for word, lines in this episode.
@mrt.71467 ай бұрын
Yeah - that line, on the lake, left me tearing up. This show's version of Fujiko is very well done.
@khaii137 ай бұрын
@@mrt.7146 a fellow Fuji-sama simp, I see. 🍑🍑🍑
@mrt.71467 ай бұрын
@@khaii13 count me in 100% 🤩
@nrico66667 ай бұрын
That line made me tear up as well, totally didnt expect it
@era_emissary7 ай бұрын
Shogun is how you end a series 10/10
@davidllewellyn43117 ай бұрын
This series with all its accompanying Podcasts etc has been excellent. Quality screams out from every scene, script, acting, sets, costumes, photography etc. I am so sad to see it end. Flowers are only flowers because their fate is to fall.
@toykyo7 ай бұрын
The incredible significance of this show is further highlighted when one considers the historical context of Japan and the United States. People from countries that were once enemies have come together in a spirit of respect and collaboration to create a truly magnificent masterpiece. As a Japanese, I am truly grateful for the remarkable work that has been done. Thank you so much!
@donweimer92647 ай бұрын
As a fan of the original mini series with Richard Chamberlain, Toshiro Mifune and Yoko Shimada I was completely mesmerized by FX's (except for the commercials) phenomenal version featuring Cosmo Jarvis, Hiroyuki Sanada (l love this guy!) And Anna Sawai. This series should win a Black Ship, or at least, an Erasmus load of Emmy's. If not, there is truly no justice in the world. Excellance!!
@travisspazz16247 ай бұрын
Sometimes a war drama isn't about fighting it, but preventing it. It can also be about loving the women around you and pulling your ship out of the water with your new homies.
@SAKURA_KIRAKIRA7 ай бұрын
あなたのコメント素敵です!
@gtaylor69377 ай бұрын
Ha ha ha ha! Well said!
@Humans_Eh7 ай бұрын
Great comment.
@mintybadger69057 ай бұрын
Very nicely put. Sitting around, watching the rain fall or a bird fly.
@cinnamonshiva7 ай бұрын
My sincerest thanks to everyone who's worked on this show! It's the finest TV I've seen in years. And my special appreciation for the writers of this show. As an aspiring writer myself, this was an invaluable masterclass.
@mirikaku58117 ай бұрын
It’s not the epic grand battle of the Sekigahara which was to be the climax. It was the grand epic battle with the human urge to control and overpower life which inevitably cannot be done. The ego has to fall to finally be free. What a masterpiece of a production and a bridge to cross over more than ever in today’s world. When East and West join and contribute with their best an Epic masterpiece is created.
@Hellsgator7 ай бұрын
Thanks for this show. One of the best shows I've ever watched. Hope it will set a standard for other shows, especially when it has an historical and cultural background. Which should be respected at all cost and not being turned into something that it was not. Deep and utmost respect for the amount of effort that was made in making this show one of a kind. May all of you win lots of awards for this masterpiece in storytelling. Tears in my eyes as Mariko's cross sinks in the water. Such a beautiful scene between John and Usami. How lady Ochiba tells Ochido that Mariko will get all the respect she deserves in just one sentence. And the final scene between Toronaga and Blackthorne. Excellent ending to a wonderful show.
@mitchyG902107 ай бұрын
I'm going to miss the show and this podcast so much, what a masterpiece in filmmaking! Many thanks to everyone involved and especially to Emily, Hiroyuki, and Frederik
@Kiu_87 ай бұрын
Addressing every major character’s story is a monumental feat considering the size of the cast. It saddens me that the show ended so fast but the quality makes it be ok, I’d rather have something as good as this over getting a ton of filler and underwhelming elements everywhere; congratulations to the whole crew, you made this show one of the best in recent memory and I’m sure many of the members of this passionate team will get to continue sharing their skills in other productions.
@CRT_sRGB7 ай бұрын
People will still be discussing this show 20 years later. It's such a privilege to see it, in its year of release!
@paulvenn44477 ай бұрын
Finished the finale just before over dinner, a massive congratulations to all involved in making this absolute spectacle of television. Looking forward to you all winning the awards you so richly deserve for making this show the way it should be made. Did the book justice to a tee.
@kiyosujo92357 ай бұрын
SHOGUN is super awesome! Thank you so much for all the hard working efforts from all the cast and crew!! The poetic approach of this shows reminds me of Japanese TV shows in the 90s. I am missing it! I am now watching Kirin ga Kuru (Awaiting Kirin), a 44 episodes Japanese TV show, that tells the life of Akechi Mitsuhide, the father of Akechi Tama / Hosokawa Gracia, the historical figure that inspires Toda Mariko character! I love this show, so far, the script and acting are awesome! Its like watching a prequel of SHOGUN, since the lead role is Mariko's dad! Recommended to all SHOGUN fans who still cannot get enough of SHOGUN!
@kainoa42237 ай бұрын
Absolutely in tears almost the entire episode. . . . wished the ending with old Blackthorne was resolved, but this masterpiece of creation will live on and become the product by which all else is compared against. Farewell friends, we really were treated to a glimpse into a world that only masterful art is portrayed.
@navdhillon79127 ай бұрын
wished the ending with old Blackthorne was resolved - same
@captain_britain7 ай бұрын
Blackthorne never made it back home to England; the deathbed scene was not Blackthorne's future, but the one he chose to cast aside! In loving Mariko, Blackthorne chose to let go of her (the rosary), and instead hold on to the thing she lived & died for―Toranaga's Japan.
@navdhillon79127 ай бұрын
@@captain_britain o yea missed the part
@ogarza37 ай бұрын
It was resolved. He imagined himself as that old man, notice the old man was holding Mariko's cross that he threw into the water. He didn't want to become him.
@EmilyKim-pp7uc7 ай бұрын
@@captain_britain'he never made it back home to England' .. that's so scary. Is it because of his own will or because of Toranaga? I'm curious
@MrCarloArellano7 ай бұрын
changing the time and reason for Anjin's suicide attempt was so powerful. thank you for this.
@paulvenn44477 ай бұрын
Yep made it so much more poignant here
@piercingmoon247 ай бұрын
I've never read the book or watched the older series. Can I ask how it went there?
@MrCarloArellano7 ай бұрын
@@piercingmoon24 it happened earlier on and it was because Toranaga was going to punish the village for not teaching Blackthorne to speak Japanese well enough. This is a much more understandable motivation and timing.
@Blisterdude1237 ай бұрын
@@MrCarloArellano Yeah, I was wondering if it had been dropped completely, but it had so much more gravitas and weight to it happening where it did, at the end. Blackthorne was reeling, flailing, practically shellshocked by that point. It was like he was desperate just to do one good thing, one right thing, in what time he thought he had left.
@rdh-daliasjb37967 ай бұрын
@@MrCarloArellano Toranaga wasn't there. When Toranaga escaped Osaka, and left them all at Anjiro, Yabu had told the villagers that they would be put to death and the village burnt if Blackthorne didn't learn Japanese in six months. That evening in a meeting with Yabu, Omi, Igurashi and Mariko, Blackthorne had asked Yabu to rescind his order to the villagers, and when he refused, saying it was unimportant, Blackthorne said, in that case he would commit seppuku. Yabu asked the others if they thought he would go through with it and decided to test him. Omi stopped him with help from Igurashi. This is something that was missing from Blackthorne and Mariko's aborted seppuku: Everyone waited to see how they reacted, honouring them, as both of them had prepared themselves to die by there own hand. Neither of them was in a place, mentally, for a coherent conversation.
@ohrick87077 ай бұрын
“Let your hands be the last to hold her.” Wow! Right in the feels! 💕
@Mrtickleberries7 ай бұрын
Yeah that one was an arrow right to the heart
@Hechicera867 ай бұрын
🤧❤️❤️
@marclement247 ай бұрын
Letting go of Mariko's cross to the river was the end of Blackthorne's dream as an old man. This show is just... I mean can we have more writing like this in future.. I mean common season 2 is not impossible.
@KroDuK-oo77 ай бұрын
Toranaga summarize the 40% remaining of the novel to yabu.. season 2 could be possible but they should end it on a high note.. Story telling wise; they did a better job than the book!!
@marclement247 ай бұрын
@@KroDuK-oo7 glad to hear someone who appreciates a good adaptation
@jimmygreer21407 ай бұрын
It's not impossible, but it's also not really needed. They delivered on exactly what they set out to do...be respectful to the history while elevating the tragedy of the character of Mariko. It truly was one of the greatest tragedies of a character I've ever seen in ANY media format. And to go any further would just water down what they were able to accomplish.
@KroDuK-oo77 ай бұрын
@@jimmygreer2140 When I red the novel.. I legit stopped after Mariko.. I was so pissed I had to take a 3-4 months break before coming back to it.
@jimmygreer21407 ай бұрын
@@KroDuK-oo7 I take it you mean you stopped after her death. I can understand why. I'm a real sucker for a good tragedy and Mariko is the best I've ever seen. Anna Sawai did a phenomenal job with it. And I appreciate that the show was able to make her even more tragic. She was never given a real moment to just soak up the beauty life has to offer. She couldn't enjoy the joy of being a mother because Buntaro was verbally abusive towards her son. Even though he loved her, he sought to control her by reminding her she's a traitor's daughter and how he was the only person in Japan who would marry her. She was just beginning to enjoy what true love can be like & Buntaro returns from the dead. But she ended up having a beautiful moment that she could carry with her to her inevitable fate. And her "Anjin-sama, let it come" will forever haunt me. I was upset that the show didn't give us her funeral. But the show went in a different direction and showed us the impact she had on Blackthorne, Ochiba, Toranaga and even Alvito.
@absb18517 ай бұрын
What an incredible series! Ive never invested so much into the interviews, podcasts & history of how the series came about but also the real history. Everyone who helped make the show should be Super Proud & knowing it gone down so well in Japan says a lot. Educating the rest of the world in Japanese culture at the time too is fascinating. I hope you all sweep the awards & this series will be watched, rewatched for decades. Thank you for 10 episodes of pure emotion 😍🥰❤
@DBlock_11x5 ай бұрын
Same here!!! I’ve never dived this deep in a show. Researching anything to do with this book or time period
One of the things that I loved about this series… might not seem like much… but I love how they allowed the Japanese men to show sorrow and cry. So use to seeing them stern, cold, no emotions, can’t get a read on them, never letting their guard down. I love that they made them more human … just like other men of other races. I think this was a great service to the Japanese people. ❤️
@gtaylor69377 ай бұрын
Yes, especially poor Buntaro. That tea ceremony scene was so tragic and they allowed the character to show the depth of his pain.
@Mrtickleberries7 ай бұрын
@@gtaylor6937Yup in a way I felt for him as well after all I think everyone at some point in their lives has been on the wrong side of unrequited love. The conflict was at the same time I had a bit of a crush on Mariko but also rooting for John and Marko to get together.
"Look where the flask just was. What do you see?" "I see nothing, Elder Sister." "You see where the flask is no longer." "Presence is felt most keenly in absence." Felt the whole finale was the personification of that idea. Congratulations and appreciation for the whole production for the achievement this series is.
@peterCheater7 ай бұрын
😮
@weemeemoo7 ай бұрын
Thanks for this reminder 🤍
@lyrilljackson7 ай бұрын
cope more padawan
@kaykinomoto62097 ай бұрын
I am going to miss this series so much. I really loved how Hiroyuki Sanada and the entire crew took so much care to infuse authenticity to every episode although sometimes I did wonder if some viewers weren't getting lost at what was happening or why. I am Japanese and I come from a samurai family, so maybe it was easier for me to understand the mentality behind some actions which may be very unique to this culture, such as seppuku or the importance of poems. I am also very grateful to FX for following up with these videos in the FX Networks to explain some things that could had been harder to understand for people who are not familiar with our culture. (Yes, I realize our culture may seem very strange to some. :P) Thank you, FX and the entire cast and crew for a fantastic show.
@Mrtickleberries7 ай бұрын
You did not need to be Japanese to follow the series. I absolutely loved it the series did a great job in conveying the importance of poems, calligraphy, ritual and tradition.
@kaykinomoto62097 ай бұрын
@@Mrtickleberries Yes I realized that after I started reading many of the comments. So glad to know! I agree with you that they really did a great job.
@24X7CARZ7 ай бұрын
I agree. I couldn’t help but notice how the writing pays homage for example, to the Japanese martial arts - which makes sense since the shogun is a essentially the head martial artist of Japan. The obvious and subtle layered nuances of _omote_ and _ura_ , for example. Toranaga gives Yabushige a peek at the _okuden_ before the final seppuku. It’s so good without understanding these things, but so much better if you do!
@bananaguchi7 ай бұрын
WOW!! Michaela Clavell's story about scattering ashes at the same bay gave me chills!! James Clavell may be a spiritual producer who made this show happen from above . And Sanada san's view comparing to Shogun and Producer. I felt like It was also some kind of fate. I look forward to watching his next project and of course all the staff involved in this show. Thank you so much!!
@rllght7 ай бұрын
Cosmo Jarvis' conclusion and insight of his character Blackthorne in the final episode is really touching to hear.💓 Thank you so much Ms. Yoshida for hosting the podcast. I had a great time listening and learning about the production, the cast, the storytelling and the real history behind. お疲れ様でした!
@Hechicera867 ай бұрын
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@GiantUltron7 ай бұрын
I can't type just crying. What a series! Gonna miss it. 😢😢♥
@Afreshio7 ай бұрын
It's been a pleasure. While reading the book back in 2017 I always imagined vividly the scenes, characters, etc. with shots, vfx, sound, music and cinematography. I just thought this book feels like a script rather than a novel, in a good way. Very visual and dynamic. Pure entertaining without being shallow. I knew back then that the book needed a solid tv show adaptation considering we entered a TV show renaissance in 2013 more or less with True Detective Season 1. Of course a Reinaissance that was paved by the likes of The Sopranos and The Wire. To my suprise I discovered the book had a highly acclaimed adaptation in the 80s so I watched it with my then GF (I convinced her to read the book before and she was hooked too). It was amazing and I found that they had big balls to not subtitle the Japanese dialogues, even more so considering the American viewers back then! Really ballsy and well produced. But still some aspects felt dated and I knew a current adaptation with the tech and modern philosophy would make it even greater! And then last yeat I learned that an adaptation was about to be released in the beginning of this year. WOW. Now listening to these podcasts has opened my eyes to the enormous effort to bring this show to life by a team. An effort that spans more than 13 years! It's crazy. I cannot even begin to imagine the struggles, negotiations and sheer willpower and creativity to bring this shiny diamond to us hungry viewers. I'm so grateful and it's been an honor to be here as a witness to this masterpiece. Thanks all the producer, investors, directors, writers, costume designers, art department producers and directors, cinematographers, music composers and directors, sound designers, VFX directors and of course the amazing cast that delighted us with these array of peculiar, epic and tragic characters, and also all the nameless working ants that worked day and night in the set like gaffers, assistants, cooker, etc. so the machine could run efficiently. I cannot thank all of you enough. This miniseries has been more than I could ask. A dream come true, truly.
@lamo17247 ай бұрын
Yabushige's poem was priceless xxx
@Mugen37 ай бұрын
lol😂😂😂
@aayushjain95627 ай бұрын
Really loved the show. Hiroyuki Sanada was an amazing presence in John Wick but in this show he was able to elevate it to another level. I would be looking forward to more of his productions and work A but sad that the show has ended but flowers are only flowers because they fall, right?
@Halasaar7 ай бұрын
I loved Usami fuji actress and I also loved her in the old series they both did a great job and I loved the end of what blackthorn did for her family was beautiful. Great Show!
@erinpalmer71797 ай бұрын
This last episode is so brilliantly crafted. It seems like an ultimate homage to the Japanese nature and to all the people who joined together to create Shogun. Being someone who lives in a culture different from where I was born, I appreciate the concept of surrender in ways I had not imagined. To see this so well done in this show, the inner deaths that are required to create bridges between cultures, that in the end are actually great gifts...well done.
I have been waiting for this series for years: It was worth the wait! I only wish it was a few episodes longer, just to flesh out some of the character archs. This show is a 10/10 for me...just wonderful. Loved the ending, so glad they decided to stay with the book ending rather than give us some bombastic Hollywood type endig.
@JcM9447 ай бұрын
It's exciting to hear Hiroyuki talk about the future. I hope this is the start of new age Samurai movies/shows.
@byl157 ай бұрын
All I can say is… thank you to everyone involved. You are all brilliant! Just brilliant! What a show.
@alexissercho7 ай бұрын
10/10. Masterpeace. Thank you!
@Tac0maAr0ma7 ай бұрын
This show was a masterclass in cinematography and storytelling.
@krisztianmayer7 ай бұрын
After the death of Mariko-sama, I could have said, "Who cares what happens next," and I partly felt this after Episode 9. At the same time, I believe we witnessed a fitting conclusion. The duo of Fuji and John, as well as Toranaga and Yabu, worked exceptionally well in their scenes. When the fates of Fuji and John intertwined in mourning and letting go, it was emotionally a very strong and touching scene. I'm glad we got to see Fuji's character several times in the finale. It was also good to see when Buntaro showed respect to John and joined the work at the end of the episode. This short scene also indicated significant character development. Many mention that we didn't see a battle. In my opinion, there was no need for it. In this series, the true value often lay in the unsaid, implied, or non-verbally expressed aspects. For my part, I congratulate the creators and thank them for the experience!
@Humans_Eh7 ай бұрын
A sublime masterpiece. Well done to all involved.
@VNNZTC7 ай бұрын
Congratulations to all of the cast and crew for such a brilliant telling of the story...There were many scenes that touched me as a Westerner that has immersed himself in an Asian (Vietnamese) culture...I live in Vietnam got married here and have children...The scene that was the standout for me was in the final episode between Fuji and Blackthorne when they went in the boat when Fuji agreed to empty the Funeral urns into the water...As a person whose parents were both cremated, as I watched that scene I had tears streaming down my face...Just like listening to good music and having goose pimples, that scene brought the same emotions...I will watch the series again and again...本当にありがとうございます。今後も多くの人々に視聴されるこのような美しいシリーズをおめでとうございます...Thank you very much and again Congratulations on such a beautiful series that will be watched by many people in the future...
@john82987 ай бұрын
I really wish they had kept the scene from the 80s movie and book where John reads Mariko's final letter to him. It was moving to hear how much more she deeply loved him.
@collingtech17 ай бұрын
gorgeous production and acting , was a deligth to watch , thanks
@Marvelousgamer76977 ай бұрын
What a finale! This show is a masterclass in how to craft perfect television! 10/10 final episode for a 10/10 show! I'm gonna miss Shōgun so much!🌟✨️🎉
@juliusevola28017 ай бұрын
What's so special about it besides being painfully vague and wrapping up the war story in a few minutes?
@dtmyco10447 ай бұрын
@@juliusevola2801if that's your take I feel sorry for you.
@Mrtickleberries7 ай бұрын
@@dtmyco1044got to agree in a way I'm very glad they didn't go for a mass war scene it would have the 10 mins of spectacle would have robbed from the emotional impact that we did get
@str1xt7 ай бұрын
@@juliusevola2801 It was a cerebral chess game to avert war. And it was just sublime.
@ryioelaine7 ай бұрын
As Toranaga said “why is it that only those who have never fought in a battle are so eager to be in one?”
@davidgagne35697 ай бұрын
Cosmo hit a home run int episodes 9 & 10. HOLY MOLY! His scenes with Toranaga - superb. His scenes with darling Fuji. Especially on the water in the little boat. The intensity was off the charts. His acting using a language he didn't even understand. Wow. Hesitating at just the right moments. I was glad to see hm attempt seppuku. Not the same set up as in the book but it worked fairly well. And finally, let's not forget the portrayal of Fuji. Moeka Hoshi wow. Somebody give her a starring roll in something!
@Reader_curiosity7 ай бұрын
After finishing watching the episodes, I can say that the very amazing Shogun series is the best series in 2024.
@BasuTh7 ай бұрын
Thanks to all for this excellent piece of Art. Thank you Emily and others for this Podcast series
@ichwanbedwiner7 ай бұрын
Finale was far more satisfying than what I was hoping for. Blew me out of the water...awesome series and the final episode let me say goodbye to all the characters that had me enthralled with their stories. Friggin epic!!!
@NachoC97 ай бұрын
this is one of the best shows ive ever seen in my life
@dmesa5397 ай бұрын
Your videos are sooo helpful! Please do more!
@StrandManna7 ай бұрын
Thank you FX for making this series, now please continue with Tai-Pan and Gai-Jin!
@Mugen37 ай бұрын
You know? It was over 40 years ago that I watched "The Burning Hero(1981)" that Hiroyuki Sanada starred in when he was 20 years old. He jumped onto a running train from the top of a cliff in that movie. After that, he appeared in many action movies and was recognized as a superstar in Japan, but he was not so famouse in the world. Now, more than 40 years have passed since then, I'm so happy that he's finally being recognized as a star in the world!
@MrOmarkhaledbadr17 ай бұрын
I was very skeptical of this podcast when I first started listening. Happy to say since then I've tuned into every episode, the second I was done watching the show. Thank you Emily Yoshida for managing to keep the discussion natural and interesting regardless of who you were talking with on the team. Probably would've listened to a podcast twice as long covering this masterpiece!
@UncleBernhard7 ай бұрын
That was a fantastic show! Congratulations! Please publish it on DVD with lots of extras like they did for The Lord of the Rings!
@des.patates.tabarnak7 ай бұрын
Thanks to the whole crew for this amazing masterpiece. We are truly lucky to have been given this breath taking piece of art.
@saffakanera7 ай бұрын
Fantastic project, guys, amazing work. There's still a statue in Japan dedicated to William Adams today, what a baller, embodiment of a Protestant. Not the biggest fan of the British Empire thanks to the Boer wars, but as a Protestant, his story is incredible. Proud to have some of my own family and countrymen bleed for Japan in rugby today.
@karenlaborte87217 ай бұрын
What an absolutely epic series. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
@ibahibut7 ай бұрын
The best Show ever! Everyone did amazing! Awards for all Shogun cast & crews!
@rafidog7 ай бұрын
There are so many good stories from Japan's history and legends that could be ported to high quality drama such as this version of Shogun, it would be wonderful if Sanada-san could continue producing and acting in more shows of the same standing.
@Mr.Possums7 ай бұрын
_Let your hands be the last to hold her._ Tears fell...
@Mrtickleberries7 ай бұрын
Yes it was a recognition that Fuji knew all along that Mariko really loved John otherwise she would not have said that just for his benefit alone, she knew that Mariko would have wanted that as well.
@swagn1f1c13nt7 ай бұрын
Best show I've seen in years. Congrats to all involved.
@matthewmob28607 ай бұрын
I love how this show DOES pay homage to the books. Almost all the things ended up the same and happening the same way. Same messages. I felt the more Japanese vibes and I liked it. Great amazing finale. Ya I was by far the best character loved him. Yoshi was chefs kiss! Loved this adaptation. The shots and sets were beautiful as well. Gotta give it up to this show for real. Need more tv like this.
@blueboy27277 ай бұрын
I can't believe no one mentioned the fact that Shogun is not even the first time Sanada has cut off Asano's head on film. He cut his head off at the end of 47 Ronin as well.
@ymcavalier35557 ай бұрын
The series was so well crafted / awards are coming for this show and cast and crew
@blackhole23457 ай бұрын
What a beautiful dream to build a bridge and connect the culture.
@Broery9807 ай бұрын
I'm going to miss everyone in "Shogun"! What a show!🔥😭
@KewpieGirl7 ай бұрын
This is the most beauitful mini tv series I ever seen than the 80's I mean the new version are so much better. The story feels so real because of the Japanese history is actual and reality. Its so bittersweet at the end. BUT I hope they should be getting nominations for awards like bafta, emmy and golden goble. Gosh, I hated to see the end...thinking about what about James Clavell's other books, they haven't made any screen yet.
@with.the.y7 ай бұрын
I was hoping the entire series for Blackthorne and Fuji Sama to fall for each other…
@michaeldonovan47937 ай бұрын
Romanticism had to give way to the dynamics of power and honor inherent in the samurai code
@gtaylor69377 ай бұрын
They kind of did but it was honor and respect, not romantic love. I found that really moving.
@gamingextreme877 ай бұрын
Amazing show, best in many years. Please make more series based in Japan like this one, with the same level of detail and authenticity.
@afshanbehnam7 ай бұрын
This show emotionally charged me , I am still not sure how but I can feel something happened there
@TrickityHouses7 ай бұрын
I thought the vision of old john was just a vision and not a flash foward so it being confirmed is cool
@PbNxsimba247 ай бұрын
I think a lot of people are missing the point especially when it comes to the battle, Toranaga literally explains everything to the audience and yabushige about the end how he did everything why he did everything and why it was necessary. When it comes to the battle the build up wasn’t for sekigahara the “battle” was episode 9 . This show was never about the action but the story and characters while still having great action it was not the point even the 80s show portrayed this with having sekigahara narrated. Those who say it was an anticlimactic or boring end missed the point.
@robertgalloup61717 ай бұрын
DA
@michaeldonovan47937 ай бұрын
I agree even 'though i loved the last line in the book where ishido dies slow from the people sawing his head off with a bamboo stick..By ignoring that and the battle, the series remained true to the magnificence of mariko's character which was the heartbeat of the story..It is her sacrifice and spirit, not toranaga's victory, which leaves the greatest indelible mark
@SAKURA_KIRAKIRA7 ай бұрын
本当にその通りです。 散り際を思い返すだけでまた涙が…
@gtaylor69377 ай бұрын
@@michaeldonovan4793 I felt the scene where Ishido reads the message from Lady Ochiba as he prepares for battle, was incredibly powerful. The look on his face as he realizes his fate, could be even more powerful than watching him killed in the end.
@Hechicera867 ай бұрын
True 👌👌💞💞
@eodyn77 ай бұрын
Anyone who dislikes this last episode has the emotional maturity of a child. Not everything in cinema has to be cringe like Game of Thrones or Marvel.
@bennwaters58517 ай бұрын
Anyone stupid enough to write a post like that has the brain of peanut. People can like or dislike this show however much they want.
@EVSkecthCode7 ай бұрын
@Magnonx said like a marvel fan
@PROVOCATEURSK7 ай бұрын
So you are the moral and better one while attacking others for their preferences? How low.
@EVSkecthCode7 ай бұрын
@Magnonx it's bad sure but not as bad as the horse girl, brony, student in the portable classes energy coming from marvel fans
@stycroft9427 ай бұрын
Anyone who likes this episode is a top tier glazer. Literally an anti-climatic, underwhelming “conclusion” to the story. So many loose ends, so many head scratchers, the episode promos duped us teasing a big final battle which they never showed
@michaeldonovan47937 ай бұрын
Sucha great and unique take on the classic novel..Happy that mariko, not toranaga or blackthorne, is the heartbeat of the show..Brilliant japanese cast and crew..One of the all time great tv series and much better than the 1980's one..Bravo!
@Mrtickleberries7 ай бұрын
Mariko is how you write a female character that is strong and at the same time femanine
@Hechicera867 ай бұрын
❤❤❤❤
@DBlock_11x5 ай бұрын
Thank you for an amazing show! I’ve listened to every single podcast for each episode. I’ve never done that before. Love this stuff so much wow
@chance7577 ай бұрын
did anyone else cry throughout the entire episode? i was mess, thought i was losing my mind lol
@GoobNoob7 ай бұрын
yeah def tearing up. Good emotions
@Mrtickleberries7 ай бұрын
As a guy I never expected to fall in love with a TV character but Mariko had me and I was quietly rooting for John and Mariko and gutted for both of them. It was a really nice touch John and Fuji helping each other let go even if John had a different way in mind at first. 😂
@Hechicera867 ай бұрын
Me too 😭😭💖🤧
@Ghost-kn9bd7 ай бұрын
Nah was Falling asleep at how underwhelming it all was
@P.S.D_997 ай бұрын
I'm not ready to watch it end 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 I want more ...it's over so quick 😭
@Hechicera867 ай бұрын
😭😭💔
@sylviat157 ай бұрын
Amazing series!!!! SEASON 2!!!!!!
@Javelin_cat7 ай бұрын
If before the 1980 series seemed amazing to me, then after the 2024 series I couldn’t even watch it completely. 2024 version masterpiece
@Beorninger777 ай бұрын
All of you did such an amazing job with creating this masterpiece. Especially episode 9 hits hard as not much else I've seen (maybe "Dancer in the Dark"). Everything is so well done. Now take a short break and please start making "Tai-Pan" or "Rat-King" :)
@AjaAdanna7 ай бұрын
I am going to miss this series. Ever consider making the 'Battle of Sekigahara' into a movie?
@CptBamBoozled7 ай бұрын
Is it just me, or Cosmo Jarvis would be great as the new main Wolverine/Logan of the MCU
@fahi48067 ай бұрын
Amazing show, one of my top 5 shows of all time, really wished that there were more episodes. I really hope that there will be a prequel that has characters such as Oda and Akechi, or a sequel after sekigahara and ends at the siege of Osaka castle and that has noboshige sanada
@GI8767587 ай бұрын
Tokugawa Ieyasu hidden ambition is similar with a Chinese strategist of the Wei Kingdom by the name of Sima Yi. Tokugawa Ieyasu and Sima Yi has many thing in common one particular is 'patience', which in the end made them the final victor. The Sima Clan taking control of Wei and unify China and created the Jin Dynasty that lasted for 155 years, the Tokugawa Clan defeating all rival clans and unifying Japan creating 250 years of peaceful golden age of Japan the Edo Period. You may think they are villians, but they are trying to survive.
@Gaheku7 ай бұрын
Well the Sima family legit almost destroyed the Han people as a whole with the 8 princes war. A bit of a different ending than the Tokugawa period. Xiongnu and Qiang people were legit eating Han people through cannibalization. It was bad.
@Truekaruminmr7 ай бұрын
Thank you. 🙏🏿
@lilili-f7p7 ай бұрын
Please make season 2. It won't be easy, but I'm too sad to end it here. I want to see the battle scene.
@cocoacrispy78027 ай бұрын
Extraordinary experience! I really loved the way it all came together. There does seem to be a bit of a double standard, though, in that in the final episode Blackthorne is made to apologize for having had colonialist intentions, whereas Rachel Kondo, having grown up in Hawai'i, is herself the product of Japanese colonialism. (At one point, Japanese made up 43% of the population.)
@spencerlercher40594 ай бұрын
I am half American and half Japanese. My Mother is Japanese. I lived in Japan for two years as a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) missionary. East and West is the core of my identity. My sister did a photography project in Japan and captured the tension of East and West through her work. I have faint memories watching the original Shogun as a kid, so I became excited when I first saw that FX produced the Shogun remake. I watched the series, listened to the novel on audiobook, and to your podcast. I am watching the series again after listening to the book and to your podcast. I am looking forward to season two!
@peters63667 ай бұрын
It would be interesting to have a podcast to hear why the writers made the changes to the story that they did. Not a purist demanding the story be exact to Clavell's novel, this interpretation is refreshing and thought provoking. But why were the changes made. Bring us into the story/script writing process, from the novel to this version. Please. 🙏
@jameswhite14507 ай бұрын
I think it was a decent ending for this story. I'd like to see another season of the story after these events. It would take a great writer to be able to expand the story beyond Clavell's story.
@khaii137 ай бұрын
So who’s excited for a “new/different” show titled “Sekigahara”? But yeah, this ending tied up all the loose ends pretty neatly and threaded everything properly. 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
@khaii137 ай бұрын
@Magnonx🪶🪶🪶
@stycroft9427 ай бұрын
Tied loose ends? Lol
@らら-v8c7 ай бұрын
I would like to express my gratitude to everyone involved in the production of this drama. Thank you . In the comments of the video about this drama, I found some people, probably not Japanese, who are very knowledgeable about the Sengoku period. As a Japanese, that is very interesting to me. It's an old history of such a small country... It was a good discovery for me.
@bennygerow7 ай бұрын
Loved this show! Thank you!
@calcymon897 ай бұрын
Thank you for creating this piece of art ❤ I hope this is just the beginning
@JanushBizeshu7 ай бұрын
Thank you for that Schow. Shogun is a great Story. Good jobGood Acting and all around it.Respect
@aletsirualenin1847 ай бұрын
My feelings for Anjin-san is really sad😞 He lost the love of Mariko-sama... But I hoping for Fujiku-san will be there for Anjin-san and helping him... But no😒 I still feel sorry for Anjin-san.... But I forget to write and say thank you Emily Yoshida for the story and listen about the Shogun 2024 🙂👍