#shôgun fx

[floater0352]

One of my first (but hopefully not last) contributions to the emerging trivia on Shôgun:

Lady Ochiba / Ruri, the mother of the Taiko's heir Yaechiyo, is based on Lady Yodo/Chacha (1569-1615), niece to Oda Nobunaga and second spouse of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. We see her here as the primary moving force shoring up her son's position and the patron of Toranaga's rival Ishido.

Fumi Nikaido as Lady Ochiba, Shôgun, 2024

What makes the casting of this one very interesting is that Fumi Nikaido has played the actual role of Yodo/Chacha in a similar period production, the 2014 NHK taiga drama Gunshi Kanbei (which was primarily about Kuroda Kanbei, the strategist of Hideyoshi played by Junichi Okada).

Fumi Nikaido as Yodo, Gunshi Kanbei, 2014

While there's enough hype for Toranaga (especially as he is portrayed by public favorite and producer Hiroyuki Sanada--rightfully so), I wish to highlight Fumi Nikaido's return to this role as it does help highlight the differences between how Lady Yodo is portrayed in fiction. (It does help that we have no shortage of it now--even if it's mostly in videogames like Samurai Warriors, Sengoku Basara or the more historically-faithful Nioh).

The material we have of Lady Ochiba so far is of a proud, haughty, even disrespectful woman--and perhaps it's not exactly far off from how Chacha is portrayed even in Japanese media. To some extent, even Gunshi Kanbei conceded to this especially in the episodes I'm referring with this photo--what with it precisely being the moment Yodo is fearing coming to pass. A mother seeking to protect her son's patrimony (and by extension, her agency and regency), it's a universal trope in feudal drama. What Shôgun does not give her yet (but Gunshi Kanbei took pains to establish) is the recognition that she is as much a victim of the warring era, turning her into a self-loathing monster only able to survive trying to make sense of it all, and maybe recover their agency in it. Clavell rightfully gave it to his main focus character, Lady Mariko (played very layered and well by Anna Sawai compared to her more recent outings--herself based on Hosokawa Gracia).

It truly amazes me that 10 years has yet to make much of a difference for Fumi Nikaido and this role. The woman whose position at the top was only made possible by misery and her playing by the cruel game of chaos, she portrays both versions with the edge, anxiety and palpable will of a woman who's lost everything before and is at the doorstep of losing them again.

[mamemomo-chan]

If there is a live action of CP2077, Hiroyuki Sanada would be the perfect actor for Goro 🥰

[galacticrambler]

I finished watching episode one of the newest FX show Shōgun, and I feel so though all of my pre-show hype has delivered just in episode one.

Obviously, as a huge Star Wars fan, I’m a big sucker for an opening crawl of any sort. I really liked the show opened up telling us what was going on, putting us right into the action, and didn’t need to waste further dialogue on what the world setup was.

The set-up of the show is relatively straightforward. The Taikō has died, and his son and heir is too young to take power. Four of the five daimyō regents left in power until the son comes of age behind plotting to impeach and sentence Toranaga and all of his clan to death, because they fear him.

Elsewhere, a Protestant Englishman survives a terrible trip to “hidden” Japan. Apparently, the Catholic Portuguese have kept Japan secret from the rest of Europe for some time. Now, John Blackthorne looks to be becoming a pawn in everyone’s game.

So far the show looks amazing. Obviously, there’s a lot of heavy CG to make the wide, expansive shots look like Japan in the 1600 , but it’s done really well and I love the way everything looks.

I honestly feel like this is the first show diving into the history of Japan, even in the historical fiction genre. Right? I can’t remember anything like this before. It’s really cool to be able to learn about other historical cultures even if it’s a fictional setting.

The first episode was great, and the show looks amazing. I can’t wait to get into episode 2 and see where this takes me.

[agendaculturaldelima]

 #ProyeccionDeVida

🎬 “SHÔGUN” ⚔

🔎 Género: Serie de TV / Aventuras / Drama / Intriga

⌛️ Duración: 60 minutos [10 episodios]

💡 Idea Original: Rachel Kondo y Justin Marks Shogun

✍️ Guión: Shannon Goss, Rachel Kondo, Matt Lambert, Justin Marks, Emily Yoshida, Maegan Houang, Caillin Puente y Nigel Williams.

📜 Historia: Maegan Houang y Caillin Puente.

📕 Novela: James Clavell

🎼 Música: Nick Chuba, Atticus Ross y Leopold Ross

📷 Fotografía: Sam McCurdy, Marc Laliberte Else, Christopher Ross y Aril Wretblad

🗯 Argumento: Año 1600 en Japón. Lord Yoshii Toranaga lucha por mantenerse con vida mientras sus enemigos conspiran contra él. En un pueblo pesquero aparece un misterioso barco europeo abandonado y el destino de este Lord se unirá al de John Blackthorne, el patrón de nacionalidad inglesa de este barco. Juntos tendrán la oportunidad de acabar con la enorme influencia de los enemigos que conspiraron, que son los mismos que los del líder del navío británico: los sacerdotes jesuitas y los mercaderes portugueses. Como traductora de ambos juega un papel esencial Lady Mariko, la última de un linaje caído en desgracia que debe compaginar su reciente amistad con Blackthorne y su lealtad hacia su difunto padre en mitad de este tenso panorama político.

👥 Reparto: Anna Sawai (Lady Mariko), Hiroyuki Sanada (Lord Yoshi Toranaga), Cosmo Jarvis (John Blackthorne), Néstor Gastón Carbonell (Vasco Rodrigues), Takehiro Hira (Ishido Kazunari), Fumi Nikaidō (Ochiba No Kata) y Toshi Toda (Sugiyama).

📢 Dirección: Justin Marks, Rachel Kondo, Fred Toye, Charlotte Brändström, Jonathan van Tulleken, Takeshi Fukunaga, Hiromi Kamata y Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour

© Productoras: DNA Films, FX Productions, Michael De Luca Productions. Distribuidora: FX Network, Hulu & Disney+, Star+

💻 Distribuidora: Disney+

🌎 País: Estados Unidos

📅 Año: 2024

 📌 ESTRENO:

📆 Martes 27 de Febrero  

🕘 9:00pm.

📽 Ver la Serie:

🖱 https://www.disneyplus.com/es-pe/series/shogun/77sCbAqhMU5H

[filmkareleri]

Shogun's Shadow (Shôgun lemitsu no ranshin-Gekitotsu) // 1989

This one is more of a western than a standard samurai flick. It's a road movie with colourful characters. The film stocks from late '80's Japan are marvellous and the film uses a lot of scenic shots so the cinematography is pretty. Here, Sonny Chiba sports a fine moustache and that's why I was initially curious about this film. The soundtrack is very cheesy. Lot's of '80's guitar riffs. There are also a few badly aged/hard to take FX shots. A nice watch, if you're interested in samurai flicks.

[marymunchkiin]

I WOULD FUCKING DIE HE'S LITERALLY HIM

The daddy is strong in both of them jesus christ. AND I'm hyped for Shogun!!

If there is a live action of CP2077, Hiroyuki Sanada would be the perfect actor for Goro 🥰