James Clavell's Shogun
(DVD)
Contributors:
Published:
Los Angeles : Paramount Home Video, [2003].
Format:
DVD
Physical Desc:
5 videodiscs (547 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Status:
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 shogun. Blackthorne is drawn into the turmoil and becomes determined to be the first foreigner to become a samurai warrior.
Copies
Location
Call Number
Status
East Lyme Public Adult DVD
DVD TV Shogun
Due Oct 7, 2025
North Haven Adult DVD
DVD TV Series Shogun
On Shelf
Wallingford Adult Videodiscs
(TV) DVD SHOGUN DISCS 1-3
On Shelf
Wallingford Adult Videodiscs
(TV) DVD SHOGUN DISCS 4+5
On Shelf
More Details
Language:
English
ISBN:
0792193326
UPC:
097361549842
Notes
General Note
Originally broadcast in 1980.
General Note
English 5.1 surround or English restored mono.
General Note
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 ; 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 shogun. 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.
Language
Closed-captioned and optional English subtitles; some parts in Japanese with English voice-overs.
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Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
London, J., Chamberlain, R., Mifune, T., Shimada, Y., Welles, O., & Clavell, J. (2003). James Clavell's Shogun. Paramount Home Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Jerry. London et al.. 2003. James Clavell's Shogun. Paramount Home Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Jerry. London et al., James Clavell's Shogun. Paramount Home Video, 2003.
MLA Citation (style guide)James Clavell's Shogun. London, Jerry., et al. Paramount Home Video, 2003.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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Grouped Work ID:
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